Suicide and attempted suicide

The Medical Basis of Psychiatry: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 561-576

  Mann, J John ^a   Currier, Dianne ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Attempted suicide; Major depression; Prevention; Risk factors; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84155189338     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-252-6_33     Document Type: Chapter

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