Self-destructive behavior in the substance abuser.
This article considers some of the psychophysiologic mechanisms that underlie the driven, apparently self-destructive behavior of addicted persons. The authors review the available literature on the association between suicidal behavior and substance abuse. These issues are discussed in the context of the epidemiology and phenomenology of self-destructive behavior.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology*; D003214:Conditioning, Classical; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011582:Psychological Theory; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D013405:Suicide / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000453:epidemiology; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States