Sudden death among young people with first-episode psychosis: An 8-10year follow-up study

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 305-308

  Robinson, Jo ^a   Harris, Meredith ^b   Cotton, Sue ^c   Hughes, Ally ^a   Conus, Philippe ^c,d   Lambert, Martin ^e   Schimmelmann, Benno G ^f   McGorry, Patrick ^c  

^a THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

First episode psychosis; Sudden death; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUDDEN DEATH; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 77952671412     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2010.03.013     Document Type: Article

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