Suicide pacts in the mentally ill: A national clinical survey

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 167, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 131-138

  Hunt, Isabelle M ^a   While, David ^a   Windfuhr, Kirsten ^a   Swinson, Nicola ^a   Shaw, Jenny ^a   Appleby, Louis ^a   Kapur, Nav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mentally ill; Method of suicide; Psychiatric services; Suicide; Suicide pact

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEPRESSION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; WALES;

EID: 64649086492     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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