Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 118, Issue 1 , Pages 48-54 , November 2009

How suicidal bipolar patients are depends on how suicidal ideation is defined

  • Hanna M. Valtonen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
    • Department of Psychiatry, Jorvi Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Espoo, Finland
    • ,
  • Kirsi Suominen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
    • Department of Psychiatry, Jorvi Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Espoo, Finland
    • ,
  • Petteri Sokero

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
    • ,
  • Outi Mantere

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
    • Department of Psychiatry, Jorvi Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Espoo, Finland
    • ,
  • Petri Arvilommi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
    • Department of Psychiatry, Jorvi Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Espoo, Finland
    • ,
  • Sami Leppämäki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
    • Department of Psychiatry, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    • ,
  • Erkki T. Isometsä

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
    • Department of Psychiatry, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, P.O. Box 22, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland. Tel.: +358 9 471 63728; fax: +358 9 47163735.

Received 21 January 2009 ,Revised 12 February 2009 ,Accepted 12 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.02.008

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 118, Issue 1 , Pages 48-54 , November 2009

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