Suicide attempts in bipolar disorders: Comprehensive review of 101 reports

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 174-186

  Tondo, L ^a,b,c   Pompili, M ^a,d   Forte, A ^a,d   Baldessarini, R J ^a,b  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Lucio Bini Mood Disorders Centers   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attempt; Bipolar disorder; Onset age; Rates; Suicide

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETHALITY; META ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84957442301     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acps.12517     Document Type: Review

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