The modal suicide decedent did not consume alcohol just prior to the time of death: An analysis with implications for understanding suicidal behavior

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 835-840

  Anestis, Michael D ^a   Joiner, Thomas ^b   Hanson, Jetta E ^c,d   Gutierrez, Peter M ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Military Suicide Research Consortium   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood alcohol content; Meta analysis; Suicide decedents

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; HUMAN; RACE DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924901206     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037480     Document Type: Article

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