Impulsivity and aggression as predictors of suicide attempts in alcoholics

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 252, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 155-160

  Koller, G ^a   Preuss U W ^a   Bottlender, M ^a   Wenzel, K ^a   Soyka, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agression; Alcoholism; Impulsivity; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0036924206     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-002-0362-9     Document Type: Article

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