Year: 2000 Source: American Journal of Psychiatry, v.157, no.2, (February 2000), p.244-247 SIEC No: 20050060

This study was undertaken to determine health & social factors contributing to the risk of being murdered in the Swedish, predominantly Caucasian population. Suicide is included among the examined risk factors. The authors conclude that traumatic brain injury, physical abuse, alcohol dependence, & criminal recidivism conferred risk of being murdered. (25 refs)