TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Characteristics of opiate dependent patients who attempt suicide
JO  - Journal of clinical psychiatry
A1  - Roy, Alec
SP  - 403
EP  - 407
VL  - 63
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To describe the characteristics of opiate dependent patients who attempt suicide. METHOD: Opiate dependent patients (DSM-IV criteria) who had (N = 105) or had not (N = 141) attempted suicide were compared for family history of suicide, childhood trauma, personality traits, and experience of comorbidity with cocaine and/or alcohol dependence, major depressive disorder. and physical disorder. RESULTS: Significantly more opiate dependent patients who had attempted suicide were female (p < .0001) and unemployed (p < .0006). Patients who had attempted suicide reported significantly more family history of suicide and more childhood trauma; scored significantly higher for introversion, hostility, and neuroticism; and had experienced significantly more comorbidity with lifetime cocaine and alcohol dependence, major depressive disorder, and current physical disorder (p < .05 for all). CONCLUSION: Suicidal behavior in opiate dependent patients may involve risk factors from the family, childhood, personality, psychiatric, and physical domains.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0160-6689
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -