Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 91, Issue 1 , Pages 33-37 , March 2006

Association of psychosis with suicidality in pediatric bipolar I, II and bipolar NOS patients

  • Sheila C. Caetano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division, San Antonio, TX, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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  • Rene L. Olvera

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
    • ,
  • Kristina Hunter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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  • John P. Hatch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
    • Department of Orthodontics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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  • Pablo Najt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
    • ,
  • Charles Bowden

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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  • Steven Pliszka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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  • Jair C. Soares

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division, San Antonio, TX, USA
    • Department of Radiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychiatry, Division of Mood and Anxiety Disorders, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA. Tel.: +1 210 567 5492; fax: +1 210 567 3759.

Received 26 May 2005 ,Revised 11 November 2005 ,Accepted 7 December 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2005.12.008

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 91, Issue 1 , Pages 33-37 , March 2006

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