Are psychiatrist characteristics associated with postdischarge suicide of schizophrenia patients?

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 760-765

  Lee, Hsin Chien ^a,b   Lin, Herng Ching ^c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b School of Medicine

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Postdischarge; Schizophrenia; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; GENDER; HAZARD; HAZARD RATIO; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDE; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCOME; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PSYCHIATRY; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; TAIWAN;

EID: 68149178670     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbn007     Document Type: Article

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