Suicide in bipolar disorder in a national English sample, 1996-2009: Frequency, trends and characteristics

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2593-2602

  Clements, C ^a   Morriss, R ^b   Jones, S ^c   Peters, S ^d   Roberts, C ^a   Kapur, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; mood disorders; suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; RISK; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887161399     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291713000329     Document Type: Article

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