1. Christiane Hillger

    A Systematic Review of Social Factors and Suicidal Behavior in Older Adulthood

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    M. Mellqvist Fässberg, K.A. van Orden, P. Duberstein Germany Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2012 9, 722-745 Suicide in later life is a global public health problem. The aim of this review was to conduct a systematic analysis of studies with comparison groups that examined the associations between social...
  2. Christiane Hillger

    Depression and suicidality in COPD: understandable reaction or independent disorders?

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    Hegerl U, Mergl R Germany Eur Respir J 2014; 44: 734–743 Both depression and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are prevalent, severe and often comorbid disorders. There is a risk of undertreatment for depression in patients with COPD as depressive symptoms, including suicidal tendencies, can erroneously be conceptualised as an...
  3. Christiane Hillger

    Behavioral therapy of suicidality

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    B. Schneider Germany Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci (2012) 262 (Suppl 2):S123–S128 Suicidal behaviour is a serious public health issue. Suicidal behaviour includes completed suicide, suicide attempts, suicidal intent and/or plans and suicide ideation. Two prominent mechanisms, behavioural deficits, in particular poor problem-solving skills, and a certain cognitive style with...
  4. Christiane Hillger

    One followed by many? — Long-term effects of a celebrity suicide on the number of suicidal acts on the German railway net

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    U. Hegerl, N. Koburger, C. Rummel-Kluge Germany Journal of affective disorders Journal of Affective Disorders 146 (2013) 39–44 Background: Following the railway suicide of Robert Enke, a famous German football goal keeper, short-term copycat effects have been found. Main aims of the present study were to analyze long-term effects of...
  5. Christiane Hillger

    Suicidality in the Elderly – What the General Practitioner can do

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    Suizidalität im Alter - was kann der Hausarzt tun? S. Haas, J. Minder, G. Harbauer Germany PRAXIS 2014 103, 18:1061-1066 Suicide rates in Switzerland and most other countries are higher among the elderly than among the population as a whole. Suicidality in the old age is commonly associated with the...
  6. Christiane Hillger

    Sleep Disturbances and Suicidality: Relationships and Clinical Implications

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    Schlafstörungen und Suizidalität: Zusammenhänge und klinische Bedeutung C. Norra, N. Richter Germany Besides several risk factors for suicide, there is a recent increase in clinical and epidemiological studies pointing to a potential relationship between sleep loss or sleep disturbances and suicidality. This work, based on a systematic literature research, gives an...
  7. Christiane Hillger

    National total Survey of German adolescent Suicide in Prison.

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     D. Radeloff, T. Lempp, E. Herrmann Germany European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2014 Incarcerated adolescents are a high-risk group for suicidal behaviour, but data on completed suicide are scarce in this population. The present study aimed at calculating relative risks (RR) of suicide in detention and identifying age-related risk factors....
  8. Christiane Hillger

    Anti-suicidal effect of lithium. Current state of research and its clinical implications for the long-term treatment of affective disorders

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    Suizidprophylaktische Wirkung von Lithium - Aktueller Forschungsstand und Implikationen für die Therapie affektiver Störungen U. Lewitzka, M. Bauer, W. Felber, B. Müller-Oerlinghausen Germany Nervenarzt 2013·84:294–306 Summary; Treatment of patients with suicidal behaviour is one of the most challenging tasks for health care professionals. Due to the high mortality, morbidity and costs...

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