Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 122, Issue 1 , Pages 53-59 , April 2010

Suicide attempt characteristics may orientate toward a bipolar disorder in attempters with recurrent depression

  • Sébastien Guillaume

      Affiliations

    • Montpellier 1 University, Montpellier F-34006, France
    • Inserm, U888, Montpellier F-34093, France
    • Department of Psychological Medicine and Psychiatry, CHU Montpellier, F-34000, France
    • ,
  • Isabelle Jaussent

      Affiliations

    • Montpellier 1 University, Montpellier F-34006, France
    • Inserm, U888, Montpellier F-34093, France
    • ,
  • Fabrice Jollant

      Affiliations

    • Montpellier 1 University, Montpellier F-34006, France
    • Inserm, U888, Montpellier F-34093, France
    • Department of Psychological Medicine and Psychiatry, CHU Montpellier, F-34000, France
    • ,
  • Zoltán Rihmer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Theoretical Mental Health, Semmelweis University, Faculty of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
    • Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Semmelweis University, Faculty of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
    • ,
  • Alain Malafosse

      Affiliations

    • Inserm, U888, Montpellier F-34093, France
    • Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Geneva, Chêne-Bourg, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Philippe Courtet

      Affiliations

    • Montpellier 1 University, Montpellier F-34006, France
    • Inserm, U888, Montpellier F-34093, France
    • Department of Psychological Medicine and Psychiatry, CHU Montpellier, F-34000, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Hôpital Lapeyronie, Service de Psychologie Médicale et Psychiatrie, 371 avenue du Doyen Giraud, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France. Tel.: +33 467338289; fax: +33 467338988.

Received 20 March 2009 ,Revised 8 June 2009 ,Accepted 8 June 2009.

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PII: S0165-0327(09)00264-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.06.006

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 122, Issue 1 , Pages 53-59 , April 2010

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