Risk factors for completed suicide among adolescents with a lifetime history of substance abuse: a case-control study.
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.
Bukstein
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Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Brent
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DA
Perper
J A
JA
Moritz
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G
Baugher
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M
Schweers
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J
Roth
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C
Balach
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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