Multiple sclerosis and risk of attempted and completed suicide – a cohort study

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1329-1336

  Brenner, P ^a   Burkill, S ^a   Jokinen, J ^a,b   Hillert, J ^a   Bahmanyar, S ^a,c   Montgomery, S ^a,d,e  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Network for Pharmacoepidemiology Foundation   (Sweden)

^d ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

depression; epidemiology; multiple sclerosis; psychiatry; suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLETED SUICIDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SWEDISH CITIZEN;

EID: 84978532222     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ene.13029     Document Type: Article

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