ALCOHOL-CONSUMPTION IN TRAUMA PATIENTS WITH INJURIES DUE TO SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AND AUTOMUTILATION

Authors
KINGMA J
Citation
J. Kingma, ALCOHOL-CONSUMPTION IN TRAUMA PATIENTS WITH INJURIES DUE TO SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AND AUTOMUTILATION, Psychological reports, 75(3), 1994, pp. 1337-1338
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology
Journal title
Psychological reports → ACNP
ISSN journal
00332941
Volume
75
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Part
1
Pages
1337 - 1338
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-2941(1994)75:3<1337:AITPWI>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
25 percent of 2,124 patients, treated for their injuries due to either suicide attempts or automutilation, had consumed alcohol before infli cting themselves with injury. Across the life-span prevalence of males was observed for all age-groups. The highest risk group was located i n the age-range between 20 and 29 years.