title: Drug use and suicide attempts: the role of personality factors.
abstract: This study on suicide attempts is part of a large research project on dependent behavior in adolescents and young adults. 228 subjects aged 14-25 (107 "drug abusers," 121 controls) from the French speaking part of Switzerland were evaluated on the basis of a semi-structured interview (Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview), enabling a DSM-IV diagnosis, and self-reports (SSS by Zuckermann, MMPI-2, IDI by Hirschfeld). 31.5% of "drug abuser" males and 41.2% of "drug abuser" females committed one or more suicide attempts. The results of a logistic regression show that the significant factor explaining suicide attempts in drug users is emotional reliance for males and experience-seeking for females.
authors.affiliation: Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Lausanne, Switzerland. mbologni@inst.hospvd.ch
authors.forename: Monique
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bolognini
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Laget
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Plancherel
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stéphan
authors.forename: Maurice
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corcos
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Halfon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*; D013557:Switzerland