There is no difference in IQ between suicide and non-suicide psychiatric patients: A retrospective case-control study

Psychiatry Investigation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 330-334

  Park, Sung Jin ^a   Yi, Kikyoung ^b   Lee, Joon Deuk ^a   Hong, Jin Pyo ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Case control study; Completed suicide; Intelligence; IQ

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

EID: 84937902665     PISSN: 17383684     EISSN: 19763026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4306/pi.2015.12.3.330     Document Type: Article

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