title: MANIFESTATIONS OF SELF-HARM IN RELATION WITH BINGE DRINKING TO STUDENTS FROM TIMIS COUNTY, ROMÂNIA.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The research investigated the feeling of sadness, suicidal thoughts and plans associated with binge drinking among students in Timis County, Romania.
  
  
  METHODS
  We applied a transversal population study to the representative sample of 2076 students, 62.49% girls and 37.51% boys with a mean age of 21.09 years with SD 1.48.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The boys practice binge drinking significantly more often than girls, the difference is small to medium: prevalence of 22.1% for boys and 8.7% girls, 1-2 times in the last month.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Only girls who practice this behavior, increased frequency of engaging in binge drinking is associated with feelings of sadness, suicidal thoughts and suicide plans in a small measure, but significant.
authors.forename: Iulia
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bagiu
authors.forename: Salomeia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Putnoky
authors.forename: Ioana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tuţă-Sas
authors.forename: Codruţa Băcean
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Miloicov
authors.forename: Mihaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Popa
authors.forename: Brigitha
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vlaicu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bagiu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D063425:Binge Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities
chemical_list: D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D000431:Ethanol