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Are sedatives and hypnotics associated with increased suicide risk of suicide in the elderly?
BACKGROUND: While antidepressant-induced suicidality is a concern in younger age groups, there is mounting evidence that these drugs may reduce suicidality in the elderly. Regarding a possible association between other types of psychoactive drugs and suicide, results are inconclusive. Sedatives and...
Autores principales: | Carlsten, Anders, Waern, Margda |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2695460/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19497093 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-9-20 |
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