The role of alcohol use disorder and alcohol consumption in suicide attempts-A secondary analysis of 1921 suicide attempts

European Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 414-420

  Boenisch, S ^a   Bramesfeld, A ^a   Mergl, R ^a   Havers, I ^a   Althaus, D ^b   Lehfeld, H ^c   Niklewski, G ^c   Hegerl, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Practice for Psychotherapy ^*  (Germany)

^c Hospital for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Epidemiology; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 77958487268     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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