Tobacco consumption and antidepressant use are associated with the rate of completed suicide in Hungary: An ecological study

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 488-494

  Döme, Péter ^a,b   Kapitány, Balázs ^c   Ignits, Györgyi ^d   Porkoláb, Lajos ^e   Rihmer, Zoltán ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b NATIONAL KORANYI INSTITUTE OF PULMONOLOGY   (Hungary)

^c Hungarian Central Statistical Office   (Hungary)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^e National Psychiatric Center   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Antidepressant; Ecological study; Smoking; Suicide; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUNGARY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; SMOKING; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

EID: 79952630722     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.08.011     Document Type: Article

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