Risk for suicidal behaviors associated with alcohol and energy drink use in the US Army

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1379-1387

  Mash, Holly B Herberman ^a   Fullerton, Carol S ^a   Ramsawh, Holly J ^a   Ng, Tsz Hin H ^a   Wang, Leming ^a   Kessler, Ronald C ^b   Stein, Murray B ^c,d,e   Ursano, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Energy drink use; Military; Substance use; Suicidality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ENERGY DRINK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK; SOLDIER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ENERGY DRINKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906072859     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-014-0886-0     Document Type: Article

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