Julie A Kittel1, Todd M Bishop2, Lisham Ashrafioun3. 1. Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States of America. Electronic address: Julie_kittel@urmc.rochester.edu. 2. Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, 300 Crittenden Blvd, Rochester, NY 14642, United States of America; VA VISN 2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, Canandaigua VA Medical Center, Canandaigua, NY, United States of America. Electronic address: Todd.bishop@va.gov. 3. Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, 300 Crittenden Blvd, Rochester, NY 14642, United States of America; VA VISN 2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, Canandaigua VA Medical Center, Canandaigua, NY, United States of America. Electronic address: Lisham.ashrafiou@va.gov.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Prevalence of suicide continues to present a major public health problem, particularly among women. Identifying risk factors for suicide is vital to reduce the number of suicide deaths per year. Alcohol use is a well-known risk factor for suicidal behavior, but the association between binge drinking and suicide attempts across genders is less clear. METHODS: The current study used combined 2008-2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health data (n = 269,078) to examine the association between binge drinking and suicidal ideation and suicide attempts across sex. RESULTS: Logistic regression analyses revealed that binge drinking was associated with suicide attempts in females (OR = 1.37, 95% CI: 1.09-1.73) but not in males (OR = 1.07, 95% CI: 0.80-1.43). Binge drinking was not associated with suicidal ideation in either males or females. CONCLUSIONS: Identifying and addressing binge drinking in women may be useful as part of a suicide prevention strategy.
OBJECTIVE: Prevalence of suicide continues to present a major public health problem, particularly among women. Identifying risk factors for suicide is vital to reduce the number of suicide deaths per year. Alcohol use is a well-known risk factor for suicidal behavior, but the association between binge drinking and suicide attempts across genders is less clear. METHODS: The current study used combined 2008-2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health data (n = 269,078) to examine the association between binge drinking and suicidal ideation and suicide attempts across sex. RESULTS: Logistic regression analyses revealed that binge drinking was associated with suicide attempts in females (OR = 1.37, 95% CI: 1.09-1.73) but not in males (OR = 1.07, 95% CI: 0.80-1.43). Binge drinking was not associated with suicidal ideation in either males or females. CONCLUSIONS: Identifying and addressing binge drinking in women may be useful as part of a suicide prevention strategy.
Authors: Vanessa A Palzes; Sujaya Parthasarathy; Felicia W Chi; Andrea H Kline-Simon; Yun Lu; Constance Weisner; Thekla B Ross; Joseph Elson; Stacy A Sterling Journal: Alcohol Clin Exp Res Date: 2020-11-05 Impact factor: 3.455