Suicidal ideation, death thoughts, and use of benzodiazepines in the elderly population

Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-13

  Bossé, Cindy ^a   Préville, Michel ^a   Vasiliadis, Helen Maria ^a   Béland, Sarah Gabrielle ^b   Lapierre, Sylvie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

benzodiazepines; elderly; id ations suicidaires; personnes g es; suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960760216     PISSN: 07133936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7870/cjcmh-2011-0001     Document Type: Article

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