Abstract

An Epidemiologic Investigation of Potential Risk Factors for Suicide Attempts

Petronis K R~~Samuels J F~~et al

Year: 1990 Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, v.25, no.4, (July 1990), p.193-199 SIEC No: 19910609

This study examines the connection between the personal & behavioral attributes of 13,673 subjects, & the risk of a suicide attempt during a 1 to 2 year period. Depression, alcoholism, being separated or divorced, or being a user of cocaine was associated with an increased risk of making a suicide attempt. Illicit use of marijuana, sedative-hypnotics or sympathomimetic stimulants was not associated with an increased risk. (VM)