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Are high-lethality suicide attempters with bipolar disorder a distinct phenotype?
Archives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research - 1 Jan 2009
Oquendo Maria A, Carballo Juan Jose, Rajouria Namita, Currier Dianne, Tin Adrienne, Merville Jessica, Galfalvy Hanga C, Sher Leo, Grunebaum Michael F, Burke Ainsley K, Mann J John
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Because Bipolar Disorder (BD) individuals making highly lethal suicide attempts have greater injury burden and risk for suicide, early identification is critical. BD patients were classified as high- or low-lethality attempters. High-lethality attempts required inpatient medical treatment. Mixed effects logistic regression models and permutation analyses examined correlations between lethality, number, and order...
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