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Risk factors for completed suicide among adolescents with a lifetime history of substance abuse: a case‐control study
Author(s) -
Bukstein O. G.,
Brent O. A.,
Perper J. A.,
Moritz G.,
Baugher M.,
Schweers J.,
Roth C.,
Balach L.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1993.tb03481.x
Subject(s) - suicide prevention , psychiatry , poison control , injury prevention , substance abuse , human factors and ergonomics , occupational safety and health , medicine , psychology , clinical psychology , medical emergency , pathology
The risk factors for suicide in adolescents with substance abuse were assessed by comparing 23 adolescent suicide victims and 12 community controls with a lifetime history of definite or probable DSM‐III substance abuse. Suicide victims were more likely than controls to show the following risk factors: active substance abuse, comorbid major depression, suicidal ideation within the past week, family history of depression and substance abuse, legal problems and presence of a handgun in the home. Recommendations for the identification and prevention of suicide among substance‐abusing youth on the basis of these findings are presented.