Suicide in adolescents: A worldwide preventable tragedy

Keio Journal of Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-102

  Greydanus, Donald E ^a,b   Bacopoulou, Flora ^c   Tsalamanios, Emmanuel ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Causes; Prevention; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; FLUOXETINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PAROXETINE;

ADOLESCENCE; AUTOMUTILATION; DEATH; EUROPE; FIREARM; HANGING; HUMAN; JAPAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROPHYLAXIS; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 68049135503     PISSN: 00229717     EISSN: 18801293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2302/kjm.58.95     Document Type: Review

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