TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Association of loneliness, impulsivity and alcohol use with suicidal behavior in adolescents
JO  - Revista Medica de Chile
A1  - Salvo G, Lilian
A1  - Castro S, Andrea
SP  - 428
EP  - 434
VL  - 141
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - es
SN  - 0034-9887
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0034-98872013000400002
ID  - ref1
ER  -