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Alcohol Abuse and Suicide Attempt in Iran: A Case-Crossover Study
Alcohol use and its disorders are associated with increased risk of suicidal behaviors Research has shown that 6-8% of those who use alcohol have a history of suicide attempt. Given the prohibition of alcohol use legally, the increased alcohol consumption, and the lack of strong evidence in favor of...
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Canadian Center of Science and Education
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4965666/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26925903 http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v8n7p58 |
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author | Ghanbari, Behrooz Malakouti, Seyed Kazem Nojomi, Marzieh Leo, Diego De Saeed, Khalid |
author_facet | Ghanbari, Behrooz Malakouti, Seyed Kazem Nojomi, Marzieh Leo, Diego De Saeed, Khalid |
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description | Alcohol use and its disorders are associated with increased risk of suicidal behaviors Research has shown that 6-8% of those who use alcohol have a history of suicide attempt. Given the prohibition of alcohol use legally, the increased alcohol consumption, and the lack of strong evidence in favor of its use associated with suicide in Iran, this study was conducted to determine the link between suicide attempt and alcohol abuse. The case-crossover method was used in this research. Out of 305 referrals to the emergency room due to a suicide attempt, 100 reported drinking alcohol up to six hours before their attempt. Paired Matching and Usual Frequency were employed to analyze the data with STATA 12.0. The probability of attempting suicide up to six hours after drinking alcohol appeared increased by 27 times (95% CI: 8.1-60.4). Separate analysis for each of these hours from the first to the sixth hour after alcohol use was also performed. Fifty percent of attempted suicides happened one hour after alcohol use. Relative risk for the first and second hour was 10% and 5% respectively. Alcohol use is a strong proximal risk factor for attempted suicide among Iranian subjects. Prevention of alcohol use should be considered in setting up of the national Suicide attempt prevention program. |
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spelling | pubmed-49656662016-08-02 Alcohol Abuse and Suicide Attempt in Iran: A Case-Crossover Study Ghanbari, Behrooz Malakouti, Seyed Kazem Nojomi, Marzieh Leo, Diego De Saeed, Khalid Glob J Health Sci Article Alcohol use and its disorders are associated with increased risk of suicidal behaviors Research has shown that 6-8% of those who use alcohol have a history of suicide attempt. Given the prohibition of alcohol use legally, the increased alcohol consumption, and the lack of strong evidence in favor of its use associated with suicide in Iran, this study was conducted to determine the link between suicide attempt and alcohol abuse. The case-crossover method was used in this research. Out of 305 referrals to the emergency room due to a suicide attempt, 100 reported drinking alcohol up to six hours before their attempt. Paired Matching and Usual Frequency were employed to analyze the data with STATA 12.0. The probability of attempting suicide up to six hours after drinking alcohol appeared increased by 27 times (95% CI: 8.1-60.4). Separate analysis for each of these hours from the first to the sixth hour after alcohol use was also performed. Fifty percent of attempted suicides happened one hour after alcohol use. Relative risk for the first and second hour was 10% and 5% respectively. Alcohol use is a strong proximal risk factor for attempted suicide among Iranian subjects. Prevention of alcohol use should be considered in setting up of the national Suicide attempt prevention program. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2016-07 2015-11-03 /pmc/articles/PMC4965666/ /pubmed/26925903 http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v8n7p58 Text en Copyright: © Canadian Center of Science and Education http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ghanbari, Behrooz Malakouti, Seyed Kazem Nojomi, Marzieh Leo, Diego De Saeed, Khalid Alcohol Abuse and Suicide Attempt in Iran: A Case-Crossover Study |
title | Alcohol Abuse and Suicide Attempt in Iran: A Case-Crossover Study |
title_full | Alcohol Abuse and Suicide Attempt in Iran: A Case-Crossover Study |
title_fullStr | Alcohol Abuse and Suicide Attempt in Iran: A Case-Crossover Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Alcohol Abuse and Suicide Attempt in Iran: A Case-Crossover Study |
title_short | Alcohol Abuse and Suicide Attempt in Iran: A Case-Crossover Study |
title_sort | alcohol abuse and suicide attempt in iran: a case-crossover study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4965666/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26925903 http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v8n7p58 |
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