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ArticleInnovations in clinical neuroscience2013

Alcohol: the lubricant to suicidality.

Shahid Ali, Milankumar Nathani, Shahgufta Jabeen, Ijlal Yazdani, Charles D Mouton, Rahn K Bailey, Mona Mahr, Rebecca J Pate, Wayne J Riley

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Article in Innovations in clinical neuroscience, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Anti-Hangover and Hepatoprotective Effects of the Leaf Extract ofPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  2. Explaining alcohol use and suicide risk: a moderated mediation model involving insomnia symptoms and gender.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2014
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shahid AliDrs. Ali, Nathani, Yazdani, Mouton, and Riley are from Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee; Dr. Jabeen is from Meharry Medical College and Veterans Affairs Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee; and Dr. Pate is from Veterans Affairs Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.
Milankumar Nathani
Shahgufta Jabeen
Ijlal Yazdani
Charles D Mouton
Rahn K Bailey
Mona Mahr
Rebecca J Pate
Wayne J Riley
Meharry Medical College · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Suicide is a major public health problem in the United States as well as around the world. The significant role that alcohol plays in suicidality is well known and accepted in the scientific community. The use of alcohol does not necessarily lead to suicide, but through its action and effects, alcohol is an important proximal risk factor for suicidal behavior. There is very little data showing how and why alcohol exerts such tremendous influence and "lubricates the gears" to propel the act of committing suicide. This article will elucidate the complex relationship between alcohol and suicide and how alcohol use can lead to suicide. The article also describes how alcohol affects brain neurophysiology in regards to suicidal behavior.

Indexed as

Alcoholalcohol influenceanxiolyticblood alcohol levelcerebral cortexchemicalslethalitylimbic systemlubricantneurotransmitterssocial factorsuicidality

Identifiers

PMID23440995
PMCPMC3579481
OpenAlexW70889891

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