Population-attributable risk of suicide conferred by axis I psychiatric diagnoses in a Hong Kong Chinese population

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1135-1138

  Chan, Sandra Sau Man ^a   Chiu, Helen Fung Kum ^a   Chen, Eric Y H ^b   Chan, Wincy S C ^b   Wong, Paul W C ^b   Chan, Cecilia L W ^b   Law, Y W ^b   Yip, Paul S F ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; AUTOPSY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PHOBIA; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 69149099912     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2009.60.8.1135     Document Type: Article

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