TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Relation of family history of suicide to suicide attempts in alcoholics
JO  - American journal of psychiatry
A1  - Roy, A.
SP  - 2050
EP  - 2051
VL  - 157
IS  - 12
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This study was an examination of whether a family history of suicide is associated with attempts at suicide among alcoholics. <br><br>METHOD: A consecutive series of 333 alcoholics were interviewed about whether or not they had ever attempted suicide and about their family history of suicide. <br><br>RESULTS: Compared with alcoholics who had never attempted suicide, significantly more of the alcoholics who had attempted suicide reported that a first- or second-degree relative had committed suicide. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: A family history of suicide may indicate that an alcoholic has a higher risk of attempting suicide.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-953X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.12.2050
ID  - ref1
ER  -