Evaluation of treatment in 35 cases of bipolar suicide

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 503-508

  Keks, Nicholas ^a,b,c   Hill, Christine ^a   Sundram, Suresh ^a   Graham, Annette ^d   Bellingham, Kylee ^a   Dean, Brian ^a   Opeskin, Ken ^e   Dorissa, Arrigo ^a   Copolov, David L ^b  

^a FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Delmont Private Hospital   (Australia)

^d Office of Vice Coroner   (Australia)

^e VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bipolar depression; Bipolar mood disorder; Suicide; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; LITHIUM; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SUICIDE;

EID: 68049112548     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048670902873680     Document Type: Article

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