TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Consumption of alcohol and drugs as risk factor of suicide attempt
JO  - Medicina Interna de Mexico
A1  - Saab, N.G.J.
A1  - Nuevo, J.J.L.
A1  - López, L.R.
A1  - Ayala, G.V.
A1  - Guerra, A.F.R.
A1  - Islas, I.L.
SP  - 183
EP  - 187
VL  - 21
IS  - 3
N2  - BACKGROUND: In Mexico suicide is the 18 th cause of death, having registered an alarming increase of 200% in the last 30 years. Likewise, consumption of alcohol and drugs has also been intensified. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: To establish the relationship between alcohol and drugs consumption as independent factors that predispose to suicide. <br><br>PATIENTS AND METHODS: Study of cases and controls. There were studied 126 patients, 63 cases (patients about to commit suicide treated at the SSDF hospitals from March, 2001 to March, 2002) and 63 controls. We excluded cases that had previous diagnosis of depression. <br><br>RESULTS: From the 63 cases, 65% were women. The age they had more suicidal intents was of 15 to 26 years. The alcohol consumption mean of the cases was of 3.5 times per week, and that of controls 1.26. The odds ratio for alcohol consumption was of 3.7, and for drugs consumption of 3.1. The Xmh analysis for alcohol consumption was of 3.6 (IC 95%: 2.7 to 4.6) and for drugs consumption of 2.56 (IC 95%: 1.6 to 3.4). The t Student test for alcohol consumption was of 3.3, and for drugs consumption of 3.2, with a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) between cases and controls. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Alcohol and drugs consumption is an independent risk factor for the depression diagnosis. It increases the probabilities of commiting suicide up to 3.7 times. Addictions may suggest a self-destructing tendency that affects young individuals mainly.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>
LA  - es
SN  - 0186-4866
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -