Deep Brain Stimulation and Postoperative Suicidality Among Treatment Resistant Depression Patients: Should Eligibility Protocols Exclude Patients with a History of Suicide Attempts and Anger/Impulsivity?

AJOB Neuroscience

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 28-35

  Gilbert, Frédéric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

anger impulsive behavior; deep brain stimulation; suicidal attempts; suicidal death; suicidality; treatment resistant depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876112673     PISSN: 21507740     EISSN: 21507759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2012.740143     Document Type: Article

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