Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.
Psychological reports 1994 Dec25 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.
J Kingma. Alcohol consumption in trauma patients with injuries due to suicide attempts and automutilation. Psychological reports. 1994 Dec;75(3 Pt 1):1337-8
PMID: 7892401
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