Journal article
Depression and suicidal behavior in adolescent inpatients with obsessive compulsive disorder
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To investigate the prevalence and correlations of suicidal behavior in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) among adolescent psychiatric inpatients.
METHODS: A total of 348 adolescents, representing consecutive admissions to an adolescent inpatient unit, were assessed. Of these, 40 patients had OCD, 118 had schizophrenia, 59 had an affective disorder, 81 had a conduct disorder and 50 had an eating disorder. In addition, 87 normal …
Authors
Apter A; Horesh N; Gothelf D; Zalsman G; Erlich Z; Soreni N; Weizman A
Journal
Journal of Affective Disorders, Vol. 75, No. 2, pp. 181–189
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2003
DOI
10.1016/s0165-0327(02)00038-1
ISSN
0165-0327