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Are Suicide Rates Related to the Psychiatrist Density? A Cross-National Study

INTRODUCTION: Most suicide victims have a diagnosable psychiatric disorder. Treatment of psychiatric disorders should reduce the number of suicides. Higher psychiatrist-per-­population ratio increases the opportunity for contact between the patient and psychiatrist. It is reasonable to hypothesize t...

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Autor principal: Sher, Leo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4701907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26779474
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2015.00280