Gender differences in factors associated with suicidal ideation in major depression among cancer patients

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 384-389

  Akechi, Tatsuo ^a,b   Okamura, Hitoshi ^b   Nakano, Tomohito ^b   Akizuki, Nobuya ^b   Okamura, Masako ^b   Shimizu, Ken ^b   Okuyama, Toru ^a   Furukawa, Toshiaki A ^a   Uchitomi, Yosuke ^b  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer; Depression; Gender difference; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

AGE FACTORS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77950885626     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1587     Document Type: Article

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