Testosterone levels in suicide attempters with bipolar disorder

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1267-1271

  Sher, Leo ^a,b   Grunebaum, Michael F ^a   Sullivan, Gregory M ^a   Burke, Ainsley K ^a   Cooper, Thomas B ^a   Mann, J John ^a   Oquendo, Maria A ^a  

^a Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Depression; Smoking; Suicide; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DOUBLE ANTIBODY SANDWICH ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; MIXED MANIA AND DEPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

EID: 84865569603     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2012.06.016     Document Type: Article

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