From: Personality differences in early versus late suicide attempters
 | SA early | SA late |
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Inclusion criteria | • Suicide attempt < 3 months • Age >18 • Affective spectrum disorder (major depression, dysthymia, depression NOS, adjustment disorder with depression • Ability to understand and provide informed consent | • Suicide attempt > 6 months; < 5 years • Age >18 • Ability to understand and provide informed consent |
Exclusion criteria | • Indication for long-term lithium therapy or contraindications for lithium therapy • Lithium therapy • Organic brain diseases, schizophrenia, unstable physical illness, • Kidney abnormalities, Mb. Addison, diseases with electrolyte disturbances, thyroid diseases, pregnancy and lactation | • Organic brain diseases, schizophrenia, instable physical illness • Lithium therapy |