Psychotherapeutic intervention and suicide risk reduction in bipolar disorder: A review of the evidence

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 113, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 21-29

  Fountoulakis, Konstantinos N ^a   Gonda, Xenia ^b   Siamouli, Melina ^a   Rihmer, Zoltan ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Psychotherapy; Suicide; Suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 58149100841     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.06.014     Document Type: Review

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