TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Alcohol Abuse and Suicide Attempts Among Youth - Correlation or Causation?
JO  - NBER working papers series
A1  - Chatterji, Pinka
A1  - Dave, Dhaval
A1  - Kaestner, Robert
A1  - Markowitz, Sara
SP  - w9638
EP  - w9638
VL  - 2003
IS  - online
N2  - This study uses the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and the National Comorbidity Survey (NCS) to explore the causal relationship between alcohol abuse (binge drinking and clinically defined alcohol use disorders) and suicide attempts among youth. We use an empirical approach that allows one to assess the existence and strength of a causal relationship without relying on identifying assumptions. Our results suggest that a causal relationship between binge drinking and suicide attempts is very unlikely. The findings, however, support a causal relationship between clinically defined alcohol use disorders and suicide attempts among girls.<p /> 
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SN  - 0898-2937
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -