Citation

Weissman AN, Beck AT, Kovacs M. Int. J. Addict. 1979; 14(4): 451-464.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1979, Marcel Dekker)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

478694

Abstract

This study focused on assessing variables which may differentiate suicidal drug abusers from nonabusers. Data from a sample of drug abusing (n = 86) and nonabusing (n = 298) suicide attempters were subjected to a stepwise multiple regression analysis to identify factors related to suicidal intent. The analysis revealed that in our sample of suicide attempters, drug abuse status was not a significant contributor to the severity of suicidal intent. However, it was found that hopelessness accounted for a significant proportion of the variance of intent. The findings suggest that hopelessness among drug abusers, an important determinant of suicidal behavior, presents an important target for therapeutic intervention.

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