Suicide in Alcoholics
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SSTR4, Childhood Adversity, Self-efficacy and Suicide Risk in Alcoholics
BACKGROUND Patients with alcohol dependence (AD) are known to develop poor social skills, to report a higher number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and to attempt suicide more frequently than the general population. The background for the association between ACEs and a higher risk of suicide still remains understudied. SSTR4 rs2567608 is a functional polymorphism of the gene for somatos...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1961
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.5268.1671