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Sunday, October 4, 2009

FC01-02 Alcohol and suicide in Belarus
European Psychiatry Volume 24, Supplement 1, 2009, Page S189

It is well recognized that both acute and chronic alcohol use are among the major behaviorally modifiable factors that are associated with suicidal behaviour. High suicide rate in the former Soviet Republics and its profound fluctuation over the past decades have attracted considerable interest. There is mounting evidence that the role of alcohol is a crucial in understanding this phenomenon.

The results of present study support the idea that alcohol was responsible for the fluctuation in suicide rate in Belarus.

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