Abstract
Suicide Risk and Violence Risk in Alcoholics: Predictors of Aggressive Risk
Greenwald D J~~Reznikoff M~~et al
74 male alcoholics were given questionnaires measuring suicide risk, violence risk, defenses, & disordered personality functioning. Results show that suicide & violence risk were significantly positively correlated. 3 sets of predictor/mediator variables were identified: those predicting violence risk alone; those predicting suicide risk alone; & those predicting combined aggressive risk. Connections obtained between these variables & outcome variables are explained in existent clinical theory.