Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: no recovery without suicide prevention.
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چکیده
Suicide prevention for people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder warrants an evidence-based approach to service design as well as clinical practice. The issue of personal responsibility (diminished when mental capacity is impaired) contributing to reduction of suicide risk has, arguably, been neglected.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
دوره 207 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015