Suicide during perinatal period: Epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical correlates

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue AUG, 2016, Pages

  Orsolini, Laura ^a,b,c,d   Valchera, Alessandro ^b,c   Vecchiotti, Roberta ^b,c,d   Tomasetti, Carmine ^c,e,f   Iasevoli, Felice ^c,f   Fornaro, Michele ^c,g   Berardis, Domenico De ^c,h,i   Perna, Giampaolo ^j,k   Pompili, Maurizio ^l   Bellantuono, Cesario ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Hermanas Hospitalarias   (Italy)

^c Polyedra   (Italy)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e Department of Mental Health ASL Teramo   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^g NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h G Mazzini Hospital   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^j Villa San Benedetto Menni ^*  (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^l SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^m DEGRA Clinic   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Perinatal period; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Puerperium; Suicidal ideation; Suicide; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL STATUS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84988851383     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16640640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00138     Document Type: Short Survey

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