Associations between abortion, mental disorders, and suicidal behaviour in a nationally representative sample

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 239-247

  Mota, Natalie P ^a   Burnett, Margaret ^a   Sareen, Jitender ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abortion; Epidemiology; Mental disorders; Suicidal behaviour

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; CALCULATION; COMORBIDITY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; DYSTHYMIA; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PANIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77951661266     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371005500407     Document Type: Article

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