TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Risk factors for suicide in substance-related disorders: results of a controlled psychology autopsy study
JO  - Psychiatria Danubina
A1  - Schneider, Birke
A1  - Georgi, Klaus
A1  - Weber, B.
A1  - Schnabel, Axel
A1  - Ackermann, Hanns
A1  - Wetterling, Tilman
SP  - 63
EP  - 63
VL  - 18
IS  - Suppl 1
N2  - Objective: To assess the contribution of sociodemographic and psychopathologic predictors for suicide in alcohol-related disorders and in substance-related disorders in general and to examine if the constellation of predictors of suicide risk in alcohol-related disorders is different from that of substance-related disorders in general. Methods: Out of 163 suicides (using psychological autopsy method) and 396 population-based control persons, the 67 suicides and the 67 controls with substance-related disorders (DSM-IV; alcohol-related disorders: suicides: n = 36, controls: n = 27) were assessed. Psychiatric disorders were evaluated by a semi-structured interview including the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I (SCID-I) and Personality Disorders (SCID-II). Results: Affective disorders, suffering from substance dependence, and low education independently predicted increased suicide risk in alcohol-related disorders as well as in substance-related disorders in general, severe nicotine consumption only in alcohol-related disorders. Conclusions: There are common risk factors for suicide in alcoholism and substance-related disorders in general. Effective suicide prevention strategies must include a focus on substance dependence as well as on affective disorders.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0353-5053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -