Lack of association between testosterone and suicide attempts

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-130

  Perez Rodriguez, M Mercedes ^a   Lopez Castroman, Jorge ^d   Martinez Vigo, Maria ^d   Diaz Sastre, Carmen ^e,f   Ceverino, Antonio ^f   Núñez Beltrán, Amparo ^d   Saiz Ruiz, Jeronimo ^e   De Leon, Jose ^c   Baca Garcia, Enrique ^b,d  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^f Centro de Salud Mental de Hortaleza   (Spain)

Author keywords

Androgens; Gender; Suicide; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 78650656437     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000318085     Document Type: Article

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