After the drinking stops: Completed suicide in individuals with remitted alcohol use disorders

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 333-337

  Conner, Kenneth R ^a,b   Doberstein, Paul R ^a,b   Conwell, Yeates ^a,b   Herrmann, John H ^b   Cox, Christopher ^b   Barrington, Dorrie Susan ^b   Caine, Eric D ^a,b  

^a Department of Psychiatry ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Remitted alcoholism; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; SUICIDE;

EID: 0034231897     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2000.10400457     Document Type: Article

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