title: Suicidal behavior in bipolar and unipolar affective disorders: a meta-analysis.
abstract: A meta-analysis of studies of suicidal behavior in patients with bipolar and unipolar affective disorders found two possible trends: an excess of subsequent completed suicide in unipolar patients and an excess of subsequent attempted suicide in bipolar patients. Suggestions were made for future research.
authors.affiliation: Center for the Study of Suicide, Blackwood, NJ 08012.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology*; D002423:Cause of Death; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology* / Q000639:trends; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology