Association of testosterone levels and future suicide attempts in females with bipolar disorder

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 166, Issue , 2014, Pages 98-102

  Sher, Leo ^a,b   Grunebaum, Michael F ^a   Sullivan, Gregory M ^a   Burke, Ainsley K ^a   Cooper, Thomas B ^a   Mann, J John ^a   Oquendo, Maria A ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar; Female; Suicide; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRATT IMPULSIVENESS SCALE; BECK HOPELESSNESS SCALE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DSM-IV; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAMILTON SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MARRIAGE; MIXED MANIA AND DEPRESSION; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901653028     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.04.068     Document Type: Article

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