Suicide and Alcohol: Conceptualizing the Relationship From a Cognitive-Social Paradigm

This article presents a formulation of the association between alcohol consumption & suicidal behaviour derived from recent advances in the area of social cognition. It is suggested that the social cognitive mechanism of alcohol-induced myopia may serve an important role in development a comprehensive conceptualization of the alcohol-suicide relationship. Implications for practitioners & ethical considerations of further research in this area are discussed. (13 refs.)