Association of driving while intoxicated and suicide ideation and attempts in South Korea: a study in a nationally representative sample.

ABSTRACT: Evidence indicating driving as a means for suicide has been consistently reported. However, there have been few reported studies examining the association between driving while intoxicated (DWI) and suicide. We aimed to investigate the associations between DWI and suicide ideation and suicide attempts taking into account the frequency and amount of alcohol consumption. This cross-sectional study used data from semi-structured, face-to-face interviews conducted with a nationally representative sample of the Korea Community Health Survey in 2009, 2013, and 2017. The study included 267,457 adult participants who drank alcohol at least once and had driven a motor vehicle at least once in the preceding year. The DWI group comprised participants who had driven under the influence of alcohol at l

SUBMITTER: Kim N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10468494 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature