Suicide and mental disorders: a case-control study of young men

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Authors

Alain Lesage · Hôpital Louis-H Lafontaine

R Boyer

Abstract

In young men, completed suicide is linked to specific mental disorders, namely, major depression, borderline personality disorder, and substance abuse. Comorbidity involving any of these disorders is frequently associated with completed suicide.

Topics & Keywords

Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Bipolar Disorder and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 151, Issue 7, pp. 1063-1068

DOI: 10.1176/ajp.151.7.1063

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