Suicide risk among Thai illicit drug users with and without mental/alcohol use disorders
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Suicide risk among Thai illicit drug users with and without mental/alcohol use disorders
BACKGROUND It is not yet known if the increased risk of suicide in substance abusers is caused by the causal and/or coexisting relationship between substance use and psychiatric disorders. This study was designed to estimate the suicide risk among individuals with illicit drug use alone, illicit drug users with mental disorders, and illicit drug users with alcohol use disorders. METHODS Subje...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1176-6328
DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s56441