Stress and alcohol-related coping mechanisms linking lifetime suicide ideation and attempt to multidimensional quality of life.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Suicide ideation and attempt are linked to adverse mental health outcomes, but few studies have examined their associations with quality of life (QoL). This study examined the impact of lifetime history of suicidal ideation and attempt on four QoL domains via perceived stress and problematic drinking.

Methods

Participants were drawn from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Natural History Protocol (N = 1055), including those with no history of suicidality (78.6 %), suicidal ideation only (15.3 %), and a history of suicide attempt (6.2 %). Structural equation modeling (SEM) was utilized to test perceived stress and drinking as mediational pathways to multidimensional QoL.

Results

Individuals with a history of suicide ideation and/or attemp

SUBMITTER: Thompson MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11229452 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature