Alcohol Consumption as a Risk Factor for Suicidal Behavior: A Systematic Review of Associations at the Individual and at the Population Level

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 489-506

  Norström, Thor ^a,b   Rossow, Ingeborg ^a,c  

^a Norwegian Building Research Inst   (Norway)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

alcohol; drinking pattern; individual level; population level; review; suicidal behavior

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEX FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 84964337374     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2016.1158678     Document Type: Review

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