Psychiatric diagnoses in 3275 suicides: a meta-analysis

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Authors

Geneviève Arsenault‐Lapierre · Douglas Mental Health University Institute

Caroline Kim · Douglas Mental Health University Institute

Gustavo Turecki · Douglas Mental Health University Institute

Abstract

Although psychopathology clearly mediates suicide risk, gender and geographical differences seem to exist in the relative proportion of the specific psychiatric disorders found among suicide completers.

Topics & Keywords

Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse Restraint-Related Deaths

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Psychiatry

Volume 4, Issue 1, pp. 37-37

DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-4-37

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