Abstract
Suicide is among the top five causes of death in the United States for persons aged 5 to 44 years. In the Epidemiologic Catchment Area survey, the lifetime rate of suicide attempts in persons with bipolar disorder was 29.2%, compared with 15.9% in persons with unipolar depression and 4.2% in those with other major psychiatric disorders (excluding personality disorders).
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 9-11 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Postgraduate Medicine |
| Volume | 117 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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