Depressive episodes with suicide attempts in severe depression: Suicides and controls differ only in the later episodes of unipolar depression

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 363-367

  Brådvik, Louise ^a   Berglund, Mats ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accomplished suicide; Bipolar disorder; Depression; Episodes; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS, PROBLEM-ORIENTED; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78449244552     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2010.524068     Document Type: Article

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