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Natural language processing of medical records: new understanding of suicide ideation by dementia subtypes

Commentary on “Suicidal ideation in dementia: associations with neuropsychiatric symptoms and subtype diagnosis” by Naismith et al.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2022

Varsha D. Badal*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
Colin A. Depp
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA VA San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, CA, USA

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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2022

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