Cognitive Function in Older Suicide Attempters and a Population-Based Comparison Group

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 133-141

  Olsson, Petter ^a   Wiktorsson, Stefan ^a   Sacuiu, Simona ^a   Marlow, Thomas ^a   Östling, Svante ^a   Fässberg, Madeleine Mellqvist ^a   Skoog, Ingmar ^a   Waern, Margda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

aging; cognition; depression; MMSE; suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84962860272     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: 15525708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988715627015     Document Type: Article

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