Suicide in schizophrenia: An observational study of coroner records in Toronto

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2015, Pages e98-e103

  Sinyor, Mark ^a,c   Schaffer, Ayal ^a,c   Remington, Gary ^b,c  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONER; DEMOGRAPHY; FALLING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925357203     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.14m09047     Document Type: Article

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