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Thursday, May 17, 2007

Suicidal behavior among adolescents with conduct disorder—the role of alcohol dependence
Psychiatry Research
Volume 150, Issue 3, 15 April 2007, Pages 305-311





Our aim was to investigate the association between alcohol dependence and suicidal behavior among adolescent girls and boys suffering from conduct disorder (CD).

Among girls with CD, alcohol dependence increased the risk for suicide attempts up to 3.8-fold . Among boys with CD, alcohol dependence increased the risk for life-threatening suicide attempt over nine-fold. In addition, the risk for self-mutilative behavior was as high as 3.9-fold among girls and 5.3-fold among boys.

The results indicate that, among adolescents suffering from CD, the risk of suicidal behavior is considerably increased by co-morbid alcohol dependence, which should therefore be carefully taken into account in clinical work.

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