Charnov J H, Sturner W Q
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1985 Dec;6(4):312-8. doi: 10.1097/00000433-198512000-00008.
This study examined the 92 suicides investigated by the Medical Examiner's Office in Rhode Island between 1975 and 1982, in which either tranquilizers or antidepressant drugs were present in the body fluids or tissues of the deceased. We found that traumatic suicides were more prevalent among the tranquilizer victims and that tranquilizers were combined more often with alcohol and other drugs. While the antidepressants were obtained by prescription more often than the tranquilizers, the latter were prescribed by a wider variety of doctors. More antidepressant than tranquilizer suicide victims had a history of psychiatric hospitalization and had previously attempted suicide or spoken of it prior to their death. Our findings also seem to indicate that the antidepressant victims took more time and effort in both contemplating and planning their suicides.
本研究调查了罗德岛州法医办公室在1975年至1982年间调查的92起自杀事件，这些死者的体液或组织中存在镇静剂或抗抑郁药物。我们发现，创伤性自杀在服用镇静剂的受害者中更为普遍，而且镇静剂更常与酒精和其他药物混合使用。虽然抗抑郁药通过处方获得的频率比镇静剂更高，但后者由更多种类的医生开具。与服用镇静剂的自杀受害者相比，服用抗抑郁药的自杀受害者有精神科住院史，并且在死前曾有过自杀未遂或提及自杀的情况。我们的研究结果似乎还表明，服用抗抑郁药的受害者在思考和计划自杀时花费了更多的时间和精力。
