Alcohol abuse and eventual suicide: a 5- to 10-year prospective study of alcohol-abusing suicide attempters.

@article{Beck1989AlcoholAA,
  title={Alcohol abuse and eventual suicide: a 5- to 10-year prospective study of alcohol-abusing suicide attempters.},
  author={Aaron T. Beck and Robert A. Steer and Larry D. Trexler},
  journal={Journal of studies on alcohol},
  year={1989},
  volume={50 3},
  pages={
          202-9
        }
}
Of 161 alcohol-abusing patients who were hospitalized for suicide attempts (attempters) between 1970 and 1975 and followed until 1982, 18 eventually committed suicide. The 143 nonsuiciders were compared to the 18 with respect to 27 background characteristics including their psychiatric diagnosis, Beck Depression Inventory, Hopelessness Scale, and Suicidal Intent Scale (SIS) scores. Only the SIS precautions subscale differentiated those who did and did not eventually commit suicide: the patients… 
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