Alcoholism and suicide 8 Articles

by Amy Hurst

Alcoholism & Suicide Alcoholism is a psychiatric disorder that has links to increased risk of suicidal behaviors. According to Pektas (2004) up to one third of alcoholics who committed suicide had previously attempted it...read more

by Alex Sarich

My dad who died almost twenty nine years ago at the age of forty nine, had become an alcohol dependent at quite a tender age.This dependancy was down to the horrific times he had to face during wartime as an infant.His fat...read more

by Reverend Ashira Goddard

Today, I attended a funeral. A funeral of a vivacious, beautiful, 37 year old woman. A woman who could light up a room with her smile. A woman who was full of life. At least that is the way I choose to remember her. T...read more

by Karen Staples

The fact is, that most drug, or alcohol addicts, have at some point, suffered from a psychiatric disorder of some kind; ranging from depression through to schizophrenia. A lot of the time addicts find some kind of relief ...read more

by Alex Huffman

What is alcoholism exactly? What a lot of people don't realize is that it is a disease. It is a disease that affects the way people are able to live there lives. I will be the first to admit that once you are an alcohol...read more

by Freethinx

Alcoholics commit suicide at a far grater rate than the general population, and fatalities are greater still due to accidental deaths. This wouldn't surprise anyone ,especially not alcoholics. Any one who has lived through...read more

by Gary Betts

I am an alcoholic and suffer from depression, as my father did before me. My father, however, did not receive any help. I was hospitalized for two weeks to treat the depression. I was put on antidepressants, which has been...read more

by Myrna Writewood

Alcoholism and suicide come hand in hand, especially when you watch the one you love take that drink day after day. You know that there is nothing you can do for him, he's too far gone. There's no getting help its to ...read more