Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in bipolar disorder type I: An update for the clinician

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 271-280

  De Abreu, Lena Nabuco ^a,d   Lafer, Beny ^a   Baca Garcia, Enrique ^b,c   Oquendo, Maria A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN JIMÉNEZ DÍAZ   (Spain)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Ceapesq   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Behavior; Bipolar disorder; Review; Risk factors; Suicide

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSIVENESS; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANAMNESIS; ANHEDONIA; ANXIETY; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DEATH; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOPELESSNESS; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIFESPAN; MOOD; ONSET AGE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 70349882158     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-44462009005000003     Document Type: Review

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