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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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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
- 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
- OpenAlex
- W2324328722
- Cited by
- 152
- References
- 76
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- 1.83
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- journal article
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- en
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- Archives of Suicide Research (publishedVersion)
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- 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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