American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 199, Issue 2 , Pages 120.e1-120.e5 , August 2008

Psychiatric risk factors associated with postpartum suicide attempt in Washington State, 1992-2001

Presented at the 39th Annual Conference of the American Association of Suicidology, Seattle, WA, April 28-May 1, 2006.

  • Katherine A. Comtois, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • Melissa A. Schiff, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • David C. Grossman, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
    • Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, Seattle, WA
    • Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA.

Received 11 May 2007 ,Revised 4 November 2007 ,Accepted 5 February 2008.

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 Cite this article as: Comtois KA, Schiff MA, Grossman DC. Psychiatric risk factors associated with postpartum suicide attempt in Washington State, 1992 to 2001. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199:120.e1-120.e5.

 This study was supported by a grant from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

 Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0002-9378(08)00147-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.02.011

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 199, Issue 2 , Pages 120.e1-120.e5 , August 2008

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