Citation

Barrios LC, Everett SA, Simon TR, Brener ND. J. Am. Coll. Health 2000; 48(5): 229-233.

Affiliation

Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, USA. LIC8@cdc.gov

Comment In:

J Am Coll Health 2000;48(5):195-8.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07448480009599309

PMID

10778023

Abstract

Suicide, the endpoint of a continuum that begins with suicide ideation, is the third leading cause of death among the US college-aged population. The first and second leading causes of death among this age group, unintentional injury and homicide, may also be linked to suicide ideation. We used data from the National College Health Risk Behavior Survey to examine the association between suicide ideation and injury-related behaviors among 18- to 24-year-old college students. Students who reported suicide ideation were significantly more likely than students who did not report considering suicide to carry a weapon, engage in a physical fight, boat or swim after drinking alcohol, ride with a driver who had been drinking alcohol, drive after drinking alcohol, and rarely or never used seat belts. Given this clustering of injury-related risk behaviors, college prevention programs should aim to reduce risks for injuries comprehensively, rather than addressing each risk behavior separately.

Language: en