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[Association of loneliness, impulsivity and alcohol use with suicidal behavior in adolescents]
Lilian Salvo G1, Andrea Castro S
1Programa Doctorado en Salud Mental, Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile. lilisalvo@udec.cl
Background:
Suicide and suicide attempts are public health problems. Their prevention requives the detection of predictor factors.
Aim:
To determine the predictive valué of loneliness, impulsivity and alcohol use on suicidal behavior in adolescents.
Subjects And Methods:
Suicidal behavior, Loneliness (UCLA), Impulsivity (Barratt) scales and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), were applied to 763 high school students aged 14 to 19 years (49% males), living in Chillan, Chile.
Results:
Nineteen percent of participants had attempted suicide and 34.3% had suicidal ideation. Loneliness, impulsivity and alcohol use were directly related to suicidal behavior. These predictors explained 31 % of the suicidal behavior. The most important risk factor was loneliness, followed by femóle gender, impulsivity and alcohol use.
Conclusions:
Loneliness, impulsivity and alcohol use are risk factors for suicide among adolescents. Women are at higher risk than men.
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