Problem drinking linked to increased risk of suicide and self-harm uclnews
Lead author, Ph.D. candidate Sarah Ledden , said,"We found that it's not just how much people drink that is associated with their risk of suicide or self-harm, but whether they show signs of more problematic alcohol use. Drinking alcohol might not be the problem per se, but how it's affecting your life and potentially causing you problems."
People with dependence symptoms—such as an inability to stop drinking, failure to meet normal expectations due to drinking, and feeling a need to drink after a heavy session—and those who reportedof drinking—such as drink-related guilt, memory loss, or injury—also faced higher odds of suicide or self-harm.
The researchers say that as the research was cross-sectional , they cannot say whether harmful drinking is what makes mental health worse, or rather if it is a sign of already declining mental health—but they say the causation may go in both directions. Senior author Dr. Alexandra Pitman said,"Our findings suggest that clinicians should inquire particularly carefully about suicidal behavior in anyone with signs of harmful drinking, using non-judgmental and sensitive questioning, as this provides an important opportunity for therapeutic assessment and risk management.
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