title: Risk factors for completed suicide among adolescents with a lifetime history of substance abuse: a case-control study.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: O G
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Bukstein
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Brent
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Perper
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moritz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baugher
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schweers
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Balach
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005389:Firearms; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D010414:Pennsylvania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000092864:Suicide Prevention