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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
Ralph S. Ryback*
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School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB, Texas
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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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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 118 , Issue 546 , May 1971 , pp. 533 - 534
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1971 

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