title: Suicidal behavior among alcohol dependents: Relationship with anger and personality dimensions.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Alcohol dependents have high percentage of nonfatal suicidal behaviors. There is no substantial data on anger and personality correlates of suicidal behaviors among alcohol users. The present work explored the relationship of anger and personality with suicidal behaviors among alcohol-dependent individuals.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sociodemographic data sheet, State Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI), and Neo Five-Factor Inventory (NFFI) were administered on 30 subjects who had lifetime history of suicidal attempt.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 80% attempted suicide in the intoxicated states, 56.7% were high on trait anger, and 60% were high on anger expression outward. A significant negative correlation was found between expressing feelings (verbally/physically) openness, conscientiousness, and agreeableness. A significant positive correlation was found between anger expression inward and neuroticism.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It helped in understanding the psychological variables associated with suicidal behavior among alcohol-dependent individuals and has implications for addressing neuroticism openness, conscientiousness, and agreeableness for bringing change in anger expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Manoj Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Anusha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salim
keywords: Anger; alcohol; personality