Suicides in older adults: A case-control psychological autopsy study in Australia

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 980-988

  De Leo, Diego ^a   Draper, Brian M ^b,c   Snowdon, John ^d   Kõlves, Kairi ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Older adults; Predictive model; Psychiatric disorders; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOPSY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL AUTOPSY; SUDDEN DEATH; SUICIDE;

EID: 84877132458     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.02.009     Document Type: Article

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