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Alcohol Consumption as a Risk Factor for Suicidal Behavior: A Systematic Review of Associations at the Individual and at the Population Level

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Norström, Thor, Rossow, Ingeborg·2016·Archives of Suicide Research

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The objective of this study was to provide an updated review of the magnitude of the relationship between alcohol use and suicidal behaviour at the individual and the population level. Systematic literature searches retrieved 14 reviews of individual level studies and 16 primary population level studies. Alcohol abuse and alcohol intoxication are often present in suicidal behaviour; risk of suicide is elevated in alcohol abusers and increasing population drinking tends to be associated with increase in suicide rates. Estimated magnitude of the relationship differs for men and women and it varies at the population level across cultures with different drinking pattern. These variations probably reflect gender differences and cultural variation in drinking behavior generally. Empirical evidence for a causal relationship is still urgently needed.

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Authors: Norström, T., & Rossow, I.
Corresponding author: Norström, Thor
ORCID: Norström, Thor
Rossow, Ingeborg
Venue: Archives of Suicide Research
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2016-03-08
Volume: 20
Issue: 4
Pages: 489-506
ISSN: 1381-1118 (ISSN-L)
1543-6136
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2016.1158678
OpenAlex: W2324328722
Cited by: 152
References: 76
Citations by year: 2026: 6 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 28 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 2
FWCI: 1.83
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
hdl.handle.net
Licence: other-oa
Locations: Archives of Suicide Research (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders: Flinders University
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
Keywords: alcohol consumption, suicidal behavior, suicide risk, alcohol abuse, alcohol intoxication, gender differences, causal relationship
MeSH terms: Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholic Intoxication, Alcoholism, Cultural Characteristics, Female, Humans, Male, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Suicide

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