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Self-mutilation During Alcohol Amnesia: Report of a Case

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Ralph S. Ryback*
Affiliation:
School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB, Texas

Extract

The patient in the case presented below lacerated his wrists under conditions which have been used experimentally (8) and observed in man (7, 9) to produce alcohol amnesia. His family history is typical of those seen frequently in suicidal attempts (2).

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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1971 

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