Psychiatry Research
Volume 170, Issue 2 , Pages 208-211 , 30 December 2009

Persistent nightmares are associated with repeat suicide attempt: A prospective study

  • Nils Sjöström

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sweden
    • ,
  • Jerker Hetta

      Affiliations

    • Karolinska Institute, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Margda Waern

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Blå Stråket 15, SE 413 45 Göteborg, Sweden. Tel.: +46 31 342 21 64; fax: +46 31 82 81 63.

Received 8 September 2008 ,Accepted 30 September 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.09.006

Psychiatry Research
Volume 170, Issue 2 , Pages 208-211 , 30 December 2009

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