@article{ref1,
title="Sex differences in binge drinking and suicide attempts in a nationally representative sample",
journal="General hospital psychiatry",
year="2019",
author="Kittel, Julie A. and Bishop, Todd M. and Ashrafioun, Lisham",
volume="60",
number="",
pages="6-11",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Prevalence of suicide continues to present a major public health problem, particularly among women. Identifying risk factors for suicide is vital to reduce the number of suicide deaths per year. Alcohol use is a well-known risk factor for suicidal behavior, but the association between binge drinking and suicide attempts across genders is less clear. <br><br>METHODS: The current study used combined 2008-2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health data (n = 269,078) to examine the association between binge drinking and suicidal ideation and suicide attempts across sex. <br><br>RESULTS: Logistic regression analyses revealed that binge drinking was associated with suicide attempts in females (OR = 1.37, 95% CI: 1.09-1.73) but not in males (OR = 1.07, 95% CI: 0.80-1.43). Binge drinking was not associated with suicidal ideation in either males or females. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Identifying and addressing binge drinking in women may be useful as part of a suicide prevention strategy.<br><br>Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0163-8343",
doi="10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.06.011",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.06.011"
}