@article{ref1,
title="Time-related predictors of suicide in major affective disorder",
journal="American journal of psychiatry",
year="1990",
author="Fawcett, Jan A. and Scheftner, W. A. and Fogg, L. and Clark, D. C. and Young, M. A. and Hedeker, D. and Gibbons, R.",
volume="147",
number="9",
pages="1189-1194",
abstract="The authors studied 954 psychiatric patients with major affective disorders and found that nine clinical features were associated with suicide. Six of these--panic attacks, severe psychic anxiety, diminished concentration, global insomnia, moderate alcohol abuse, and severe loss of interest or pleasure (anhedonia)--were associated with suicide within 1 year, and three others--severe hopelessness, suicidal ideation, and history of previous suicide attempts--were associated with suicide occurring after 1 year. These findings draw attention to the importance of 1) standardized prospective data for studies of suicide, 2) assessment of short-term suicide risk factors, and 3) anxiety symptoms as modifiable suicide risk factors within a clinically relevant period.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-953X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}