Antidepressant use in elderly suicide victims in New York City: An analysis of 255 cases

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 312-317

  Abrams, Robert C ^a   Leon, Andrew C ^a   Tardiff, Kenneth ^a   Marzuk, Peter M ^a   Li, Chunshan ^a   Galea, Sandro ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; AGE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MORTALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 64149118871     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.08m04243     Document Type: Article

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