Alcohol consumption in trauma patients with injuries due to suicide attempts and automutilation.
25 percent of 2,124 patients, treated for their injuries due to either suicide attempts or automutilation, had consumed alcohol before inflicting themselves with injury. Across the life-span prevalence of males was observed for all age-groups. The highest risk group was located in the age-range between 20 and 29 years.
Kingma
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Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology