Risk factors for completed suicide among adolescents with a lifetime history of substance abuse: a case‐control study
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- 1 December 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
- Vol. 88 (6) , 403-408
Abstract
The risk factors for suicide in adolescents with substance abuse were assessed by comparing 23 adolescent suicide victims and 12 community controls with a lifetime history of definite or probable DSM‐III substance abuse. Suicide victims were more likely than controls to show the following risk factors: active substance abuse, comorbid major depression, suicidal ideation within the past week, family history of depression and substance abuse, legal problems and presence of a handgun in the home. Recommendations for the identification and prevention of suicide among substance‐abusing youth on the basis of these findings are presented.Keywords
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