Incidence and risk factors for suicide attempts in a general population of young people: A Danish register-based study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 259-270

  Christiansen, Erik ^a,b   Larsen, Kim Juul ^b   Agerbo, Esben ^c   Bilenberg, Niels ^b   Stenager, Elsebeth ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Children and adolescents; Dose response; Epidemiology; Risk factors; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PERSONALITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DENMARK; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880520008     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867412463737     Document Type: Article

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