Suicide verdicts as opposed to accidental deaths in substance-related fatalities (UK, 2001-2007)

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1279-1283

  Vento, Alessandro E ^a   Schifano, Fabrizio ^b   Corkery, John M ^c   Pompili, Maurizio ^a,d   Innamorati, Marco ^a   Girardi, Paolo ^a   Ghodse, Hamid ^d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental deaths; Antidepressants; Substance abuse; Suicide; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUCASIAN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIAGNOSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957837489     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: 18784216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2011.02.014     Document Type: Article

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