Citation

Giupponi G, Bizzarri J, Pycha R, Innamorati M, Lester D, Conca A, Girardi P, Tatarelli R, Pompili M. J. Addict. Dis. 2010; 29(4): 466-474.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Bolzano, Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10550887.2010.509272

PMID

20924883

Abstract

The aim of the current study was to evaluate whether socioeconomics risk factors and depressive symptoms are associated with suicide in men with alcohol use disorders in South Tirol, Italy. The authors hypothesize that socioeconomics inequalities interact with greater psychopathology in men with alcohol use disorders who committed suicide. The authors found a positive association between unstable work positions and low educational attainment and alcohol use disorders in individuals who committed suicide. The results point to the need for careful assessment of subsyndromal depression in individuals with alcohol use disorders, especially when abuse is associated with socioeconomic risk factors such as lower educational attainment and unemployment or employment instability.

Language: en