Methods of suicide in different psychiatric diagnostic groups

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 118, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 196-200

  Chen, Ying Yeh ^a,b   Lee, Ming Been ^c,d,e   Chang, Chia Ming ^f   Liao, Shih Cheng ^d  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Taiwan Suicide Prevention Center   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mental illness; Psychiatric diagnosis; Suicide method

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDE; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SUICIDE; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69949162064     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.05.020     Document Type: Article

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