@article{ref1,
title="Suicidality and substance misuse in first-admitted subjects with psychotic disorder",
journal="Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica",
year="1999",
author="Verdoux, H. and Liraud, F. and Gonzales, B. and Assens, F. and Abalan, F. and van Os, J.",
volume="100",
number="5",
pages="389-395",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the links between suicidality and substance misuse (abuse or dependence) in subjects with early psychosis. METHOD: Data were collected on a sample of first-admitted subjects with psychosis (n=64). RESULTS: More than 1 in 4 patients had a history of parasuicide, and more than 1 in 10 patients were referred to the psychiatric hospital after such an act. Parasuicide was more frequent in subjects with a history of drug misuse (OR=4, 95% CI= 1.1-14.0, P=0.03), and especially of polysubstance use (OR=6.6, 95% CI=1.2-34.7, P=0.03). CONCLUSION: The association between substance misuse and suicidality found in subjects with psychosis is similar to that which exists in the general population. Since early psychosis is a high-risk period for substance misuse, subjects with incipient psychosis may be especially vulnerable to the devastating consequences of drug use with regard to increased risk of suicide.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-690X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}