Suicide attempt by self-burning associated with ingestion of S-adenosylmethionine: A review of the literature and case report

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-101

  Chitiva, Harvey ^a   Audivert, Francisco ^a   Alvarez, Clara ^b  

^a JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; S adenosyl L methionine; SAMe; self burning; suicide

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; GASOLINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; THIAMAZOLE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BURN; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TRAUMATOLOGY;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BURNS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84855319030     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: 1539736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e31823fafdf     Document Type: Article

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