The addictive hypothesis of suicidal behavior

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 350-

  Blasco Fontecilla, Hilario ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; EMOTION; HUMAN; LETTER; REWARD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; HUMANS; REWARD; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84855199926     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.11.005     Document Type: Letter

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