Schizophrenia Research
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 77-81 , 1 June 2005

Suicidal behavior in schizophrenia and depression: a comparison

  • Enrique Baca-Garcia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Ramón y Cajal Hospital and University of Alcala, Madrid, Spain
    • Department of Psychiatry, Fundación Jiménez Díaz Hospital, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • M. Mercedes Perez-Rodriguez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Fundación Jiménez Díaz Hospital, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Carmen Diaz Sastre

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Fundación Jiménez Díaz Hospital, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Jeronimo Saiz-Ruiz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Fundación Jiménez Díaz Hospital, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Jose de Leon

      Affiliations

    • Mental Health Research Center at Eastern State Hospital, Lexington, KY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Mental Health Research Center at Eastern State Hospital, 627 West Fourth St., Lexington, KY 40508, USA. Tel.: +1 859 246 7487; fax: +1 859 246 7019.

Received 3 March 2004 ,Revised 26 August 2004 ,Accepted 31 August 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2004.08.028

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 77-81 , 1 June 2005

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