Characteristics of suicide attempts in young people undergoing treatment for first episode psychosis

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 838-845

  Fedyszyn, Izabela E ^a   Harris, Meredith G ^b   Robinson, Jo ^c   Edwards, Jane ^d   Paxton, Susan J ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

First episode psychosis; Suicide attempt; Suicide prevention; Suicide risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOSIS; SELF POISONING; STRANGULATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053933939     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048674.2011.595687     Document Type: Article

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