title: Comparative study of suicide risk in depressive disorder patients with and without problem drinking.
abstract: The present study sought to determine whether the co-occurrence of problem drinking heightens suicide risk in individuals with depression in Japan, using a sample of 784 outpatients (287 men and 497 women) with depressive disorder. Female subjects with at least a moderate problem drinking showed significantly more severe depression and suicidality than those without, but no such difference was identified in men.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan. tmatsu@ncnp.go.jp
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Takaharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Azekawa
authors.forename: Hirotake
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uchikado
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takekawa
authors.forename: Sachio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsushita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry) / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D057566:Self Report; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*