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The mind after midnight: Study shows disrupted sleep increases risk for suicide and homicide - EurekAlert


An analysis by researchers in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson showed that risks for death by suicide and homicide peak at night, with nocturnal wakefulness, age, alcohol use and relationship conflicts being especially prevalent as contributing factors.

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