Citation

Salvo G L, Castro S A. Rev. Med. Chile 2013; 141(4): 428-434.

Vernacular Title

Soledad, impulsividad, consumo de alcohol y su relación con suicidalidad en adolescentes.

Affiliation

Programa Doctorado en Salud Mental, Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Sociedad Medica De Santiago)

DOI

10.4067/S0034-98872013000400002

PMID

23900362

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Suicide and suicide attempts are public health problems. Their prevention requives the detection ofpredictorfactors. 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 19years (49% males), livingin 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 % ofthe 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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