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BMC Psychiatry is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology. BMC Psychiatry (ISSN 1471-244X) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, EMBASE, Scopus, PsycINFO, Current Contents, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.



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Filicide in Austria and Finland - A register-based study on all filicide cases in Austria and Finland 1995-2005
Hanna Putkonen, Sabine Amon, Maria P Almiron, Jenny Yourstone Cederwall, Markku Eronen, Claudia Klier, Ellen Kjelsberg, Ghitta Weizmann-Henelius
BMC Psychiatry 2009, 9:74 (21November2009)
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BMC Psychiatry 2009, 9:73 (19November2009)
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Psychotropic medication in the French child and adolescent population: prevalence estimation from health insurance data and national self-report survey data
Eric Acquaviva, Stephane Legleye, Guy R Auleley, Jean Deligne, Didier Carel, Bruno Falissard B
BMC Psychiatry 2009, 9:72 (17November2009)
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BMC Psychiatry 2009, 9:71 (16November2009)
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BMC Psychiatry 2009, 9:70 (12November2009)
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BMC Psychiatry 2009, 9:68 (30October2009)
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BMC Psychiatry 2009, 9:66 (8October2009)
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Future oriented group training for suicidal patients: a randomized clinical trial
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Factors affecting mental fitness for work in a sample of mentally ill patients
Yasser A Elsayed, Mohamed A Al-Zahrani, Mahmoud M Rashad
International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2009, 3:25 (19November2009)
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A role for neurotransmission and neurodevelopment in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Tatiana Roman, Luis A Rohde, Mara H Hutz
Genome Med 2009, 1:107 (19November2009)
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Tomophobia, the phobic fear caused by an invasive medical procedure - an emerging anxiety disorder: a case report
Markus M Schmid, Robert C Wolf, Roland W Freudenmann, Carlos Schoenfeldt-Lecuona
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3:131 (18November2009)
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Subjective health legacy of the Chernobyl accident: A comparative study of 19-year olds in Kyiv
Evelyn J Bromet, David P Taormina, Lin T Guey, Joost A Bijlsma, Semyon F Gluzman, Johan M Havenaar, Harold Carlson, Gabrielle A Carlson
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:417 (17November2009)
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Anti-depressant and anxiolytic like behaviors in PKCI/HINT1 knockout mice associated with elevated plasma corticosterone level
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BMC Neuroscience 2009, 10:132 (13November2009)
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World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2009, 4:38 (12November2009)
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Psychometric evaluation of the Social Phobia Screening Questionnaire for Children (SPSQ-C)
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Behavioral and Brain Functions 2009, 5:45 (9November2009)
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Ulceration of the oral mucosa induced by antidepressant medication: a case report
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Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3:98 (3November2009)
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