Death by suicide long after electroconvulsive therapy. Is the sense of coherence test Of Antonovsky a predictor of mortality From depression?

Mental Illness

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-15

  Berg, John E ^a  

^a Vestre Viken Hospital Trust   (Norway)

Author keywords

Depression; Electroconvulsive therapy; Sense of coherence test of Antonovsky; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874628317     PISSN: 20367457     EISSN: 20367465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/mi.2010.e3     Document Type: Article

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