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Aims: This study examined the association between adverse childhood experiences and lifetime risk of suicide attempts among alcoholic patients in Taiwan.Methods: Study participants were 225 alcohol-dependent patients consecutively admitted to the Taipei City Psychiatric Centre from January 2007 to March 2010.Childhood adversities were measured by Family Health History Questionnaires, while lifetime history of suicide attempts was obtained by face-to-face interviews.Results: Childhood sexual abuse (p<0.05), parental separation/divorce (p<0.001), witnessing of battered mother (p<0.01), and incarcerated household members (p<0.05) were childhood adversities that had particular risks for suicide attempts.There was a graded relationship between number of childhood adversities and risk of attempted suicide (p<0.001), which remained substantial after adjustments for depression, illicit drug use, and severity of alcoholism.Conclusion: In alcoholic patients, childhood adversities related to sexual abuse and household dysfunction specifically predict suicidal risk later in life.