Commentary on "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 124, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 457-459

  Conner, Kenneth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drinking; Meta analysis; Suicide; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FATALITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NOTE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; SUICIDE DECEDENT; TIME OF DEATH; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SUICIDE;

EID: 84929359539     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/abn0000047     Document Type: Note

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