Repetition and severity of suicide attempts across the life cycle: a comparison by age group between suicide victims and controls with severe depression

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Suicide attempts have been shown to be less common in older age groups, with repeated attempts generally being more common in younger age groups and severe attempts in older age groups. Consistently, most studies have shown an increa...

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Main Authors: Berglund Mats, Brådvik Louise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-09-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/9/62