Risk factors for suicide attempts in methamphetamine-dependent patients.
The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for suicide attempts (SA) in methamphetamine (MA)-dependent patients. MA-dependent adults (N = 526) who participated in the Methamphetamine Treatment Project were interviewed before and three years after treatment. Baseline psychiatric, medical, demographic, and substance use characteristics were assessed using the Addiction Severity Index and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Lifetime history of SA was assessed at follow-up. Risk factors for SA included gender, intravenous MA use, BDI > 20 at baseline, and clinically significant psychiatric history. Psychiatric characteristics of MA users are strongly associated with SA, warranting careful assessment of psychiatric history.
Glasner-Edwards
Suzette
S
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA. sglasner@ucla.edu
Mooney
Larissa J
LJ
Marinelli-Casey
Patricia
P
Hillhouse
Maureen
M
Ang
Alfonso
A
Rawson
Richard
R
D000328:Adult; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006304:Health Status; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008694:Methamphetamine; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D008694:Methamphetamine