Mental and somatic symptoms related to suicidal ideation in patients visiting a psychosomatic clinic in Japan

International Journal of General Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 163-170

  Yoshimasu, Kouichi ^a   Kondo, Tetsuya ^b,d   Tokunaga, Shoji ^c   Kanemitsu, Yoshio ^b   Sugahara, Hideyo ^b   Akamine, Mariko ^b   Fujisawa, Kanichiro ^b   Miyashita, Kazuhisa ^a   Kubo, Chiharu ^b  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d KANSAI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Psychosomatic clinic; Subjective symptoms; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MORBIDITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOMATIZATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 77953373425     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s6631     Document Type: Article

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