@article{ref1,
title="Association of loneliness, impulsivity and alcohol use with suicidal behavior in adolescents",
journal="Revista Medica de Chile",
year="2013",
author="Salvo G, Lilian and Castro S, Andrea",
volume="141",
number="4",
pages="428-434",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Suicide and suicide attempts are public health problems. Their prevention requives the detection ofpredictorfactors. AIM: To determine the predictive valué of loneliness, impulsivity and alcohol use on suicidal behavior in adolescents. Subjects and METHODS: Suicidal behavior, Loneliness (UCLA), Impulsivity (Barratt) scales and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), were applied to 763 high school students aged 14 to 19years (49% males), livingin Chillan, Chile. RESULTS: Nineteen percent of participants had attempted suicide and 34.3% had suicidal ideation. Loneliness, impulsivity and alcohol use were directly related to suicidal behavior. These predictors explained 31 % ofthe suicidal behavior. The most important risk factor was loneliness, followed by femóle gender, impulsivity and alcohol use. CONCLUSIONS: Loneliness, impulsivity and alcohol use are risk factors for suicide among adolescents. Women are at higher risk than men.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="0034-9887",
doi="10.4067/S0034-98872013000400002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0034-98872013000400002"
}