Electrodermal hyporeactivity as a trait marker for suicidal propensity in uni- and bipolar depression

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1925-1931

  Thorell, L H ^a   Wolfersdorf, M ^b   Straub, R ^c   Steyer, J ^c   Hodgkinson, S ^c   Kaschka, W P ^c   Jandl, M ^c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Psychiatric State Hospital   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression; Electrodermal hyporeactivity; Sensitivity; Specificity; Stability; Suicidal behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIKERT SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

DEPRESSION; ELECTRODERMAL HYPOREACTIVITY; SENSITIVITY; SPECIFICITY; STABILITY; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886090191     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.08.017     Document Type: Article

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