Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 333-339 , September 2004

Seasonal differences in psychopathology of male suicide completers

  • Caroline D. Kim

      Affiliations

    • McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Douglas Hospital Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    • ,
  • Alain D. Lesage

      Affiliations

    • Centre de recherche Fernand Seguin, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    • ,
  • Monique Seguin

      Affiliations

    • Centre de recherche Fernand Seguin, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    • ,
  • Nadia Chawky

      Affiliations

    • McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Douglas Hospital Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    • ,
  • Claude Vanier

      Affiliations

    • Centre de recherche Fernand Seguin, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    • ,
  • Olivier Lipp

      Affiliations

    • Centre de recherche Fernand Seguin, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    • ,
  • Gustavo Turecki

      Affiliations

    • McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Douglas Hospital Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Gustavo Turecki, M.D., Ph.D., McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Douglas Hospital, McGill University, 6875 LaSalle Blvd, Verdun QC H4H 1R3, Canada

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doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2004.06.007

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 333-339 , September 2004

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