Insight and suicidal behavior in first-episode schizophrenia

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 353-359

  Melle, Ingrid ^a   Ann Barrett, Elizabeth ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

beliefs about illness; first episode psychosis; insight; schizophrenia; suicidal behavior; suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE;

EID: 84857989119     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/ern.11.191     Document Type: Article

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