Of 298 alcoholic subjects studied by the authors, 19% (N = 57) had
attempted suicide. Compared with nonattempters, suicide attempters were
significantly more likely to be female, to have a lower socioeconomic
status, to be younger, to have begun heavy drinking and experienced the
onset of alcohol-related problems at an earlier age, to consume a greater
amount of alcohol when drinking, and to have additional lifetime
psychiatric diagnoses of major depression, antisocial personality disorder,
substance abuse, panic disorder, phobic disorder, or generalized anxiety
disorder. Also, significantly more attempters had first- or second-degree
relatives who abused alcohol.
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