Substance Use/Abuse and Suicidal Behavior in Young Adult Women: A Population-Based Study

Sundin, Maud; Fredrik,; Lena,; Sundh, Valter; Wærn, Margda

doi:10.3109/10826084.2011.605414

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“…A more severe history of depression that included the feelings of sorrow, despair, loss of interest, restlessness, and guilt in addition to the difficulty of managing daily activities was found to have had a higher association with suicidal ideation. This result coincided with that of a recent study that reported the association of suicidal ideation with current depression and life problems in cases of substance use disorders [11,12]. …”

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Factors that affect substance users’ suicidal behavior: a view from the Addiction Severity Index in Korea

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BackgroundIn South Korea, it has not been easy to negotiate studies that target drug users who are being punished by law, and accordingly, no study on suicidal ideation among substance users has been accomplished yet. In this study, the factors that affect substance users’ suicidal ideation were confirmed.MethodsIt was based on the data collected from 'The 2009 Study on Substance-Dependent Individuals in Korea’ , which was conducted by The Catholic University of Korea in 2010 as a project sponsored by the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Korea. This study targeted 523 former hospital inpatients, prison inmates, and persons under protective supervision who had used substances such as psychotropic drugs, marijuana, and narcotic agents, and were in the recovery stage at various treatment/rehabilitation centers. Student’s t and chi-square tests were used, and multivariate analysis was performed to examine the strength of the relationships between suicide ideation and various factors.ResultsAccording to this study, 41% of these substance users planned suicide with suicidal ideation. Suicidal ideation was confirmed as associated with an unsatisfactory domestic environment, insufficient and unsatisfactory spare time experiences with others, emotional abuse, severe depression, and trouble with controlling violent behavior. Of the substance users who had planned to commit suicide, 56% attempted suicide. Their suicide attempts were shown to have been associated with insufficient protective supervision and the experiences of physical abuse, trouble with controlling violent behavior, and doctors’ prescriptions due to psychological or emotional problems.ConclusionBased on this analysis of the factors that affect suicidal behavior, preventive measures and strategies for substance user were suggested in this study.

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“…The experience of adverse events during childhood has long been known to be a significant risk factor for suicidal behaviors among young adults. A large body of research, either with clinical samples [7], community samples [8], or specific groups such as drug abusers [9] and males with hyperactivity-inattention symptoms [10], has revealed that a higher number of adverse experiences in childhood were linked with higher risks for suicidal ideation or suicide attempt. Similar results were also found in one study focusing on college students [11].…”

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Childhood Adversity, Recent Life Stressors and Suicidal Behavior in Chinese College Students

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BackgroundAlthough the independent effects of childhood adversities and of recent negative events on suicidality have been well-documented, the combinative role of childhood and recent adversities on risk for suicidality is still underexplored, especially in the context of Chinese culture and in consideration of specific types of negative events.Method5989 students, randomly sampled from six universities in central China, completed the online survey for this study. Suicidal behavior, life adversity during childhood and stressful events in recent school life were assessed with designed questionnaires.ResultsStudents experiencing recent stressful life events more often reported an experience of life adversity during childhood. While recent stressful life events and childhood life adversity both were associated with an increased risk for suicidal behavior, the two exposures presented conjunctively and acted interactively to increase the risk. There was noticeable variation of effects associated with specific childhood life adversities, and sexual abuse, poor parental relationship, divorce of parents and loss of a parent were among the adversities associated with the highest increased risk. Recent conflicts with classmates, poor school performance and rupture of romantic relationships were the recent school life stressors associated with the highest increased risk.ConclusionsChildhood adversity and recent school life stressors had a combinative role in predicting suicidality of young people studying in Chinese colleges. Unhappy family life during childhood and recent interpersonal conflicts in school were the most important predictors of suicidality in this population.

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“…Embora o suicídio seja muitas vezes considerado como uma questão primordialmente de saúde mental, relacionando-se com transtornos afetivos em particular, estudos têm mostrado consistentemente que o suicídio e o comportamento suicida também são fortemente relacionados a distúrbios de dependência química, reconhecidamente para o álcool, bem como para outras drogas 13,17,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] . Estimou-se que o risco de suicídio é em média 10 vezes maior entre as pessoas com dependência química 30 , sendo observado, em um estudo, um histórico de tentativa de suicídio em 43% dos pacientes internados para tratamento de dependência alcoólica 31 e, em outro estudo, observou-se que a ideação suicida aumentou mais de três vezes e o risco de tentativas de suicídio mais quatro vezes em mulheres jovens com dependência alcoólica 32 .…”

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Uso de álcool e suicídio

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<p> Suicídio refere-se a todas as causas de morte desencadeadas por uma ação da própria vítima contra si própria, com a ciência do resultado. É uma das principais causas de morte violenta em todo o mundo, e tornou-se uma questão de saúde pública, em virtude do aumento do número dos casos de suicídio entre os jovens, tanto nos países desenvolvidos quanto no Brasil. O consumo excessivo de álcool, a dependência alcoólica e o abuso de outras drogas estão intimamente ligados à tentativa ou consumação de suicídios. O objetivo deste estudo foi levantar o problema sobre o consumo de álcool por vítimas de suicídio no Brasil e no mundo, informação que é essencial para a formulação de políticas de prevenção à morte violenta relacionada ao consumo de álcool. A associação entre álcool e suicídio foi observada em estudos em vários países, inclusive no Brasil, com alcoolemias positivas, em média, em um terço das vítimas de suicídio. Apesar da considerável prevalência de suicídios no Brasil, faltam estudos que permitam uma abordagem epidemiológica para apoiar as políticas de saúde pública sobre esta questão. Da mesma forma, há pouca informação sobre o uso do álcool no Brasil e são escassos os estudos e os dados epidemiológicos que mostrem a associação entre os índices de mortalidade por causas externas e, em especial, por suicídio e uso do álcool, a fim de que sejam incluídos nas estratégias preventivas com o objetivo de reduzir o número de mortes violentas e os custos financeiros delas decorrentes.</p>

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Substance Use/Abuse and Suicidal Behavior in Young Adult Women: A Population-Based Study

Cited by 12 publications

References 36 publications

Factors that affect substance users’ suicidal behavior: a view from the Addiction Severity Index in Korea

Factors that affect substance users’ suicidal behavior: a view from the Addiction Severity Index in Korea

Childhood Adversity, Recent Life Stressors and Suicidal Behavior in Chinese College Students

Uso de álcool e suicídio

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