Suicide risk during anticonvulsant treatment

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 525-528

  Pompili, Maurizio ^a,b   Tatarelli, Roberto ^a   Girardi, Paolo ^a   Tondo, Leonardo ^b,c   Baldessarini, Ross J ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Lucio Bini Mood Disorder Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsants; Depression; Epilepsy; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANT; CLONAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; FELBAMATE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OXCARBAZEPINE; PLACEBO; PREGABALIN; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; ZONISAMIDE;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MANIA; MENTAL PATIENT; MOOD; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANTICONVULSANTS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; RISK; SUICIDE;

EID: 77952774865     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1936     Document Type: Note

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