Depression, non-medical pain prescriptions, and suicidal behavior in cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

A cancer diagnosis results in significant distress and adverse psychosocial sequelae, including suicide, the 10th leading cause of death in the USA. Primary risks for death by suicide include depression and opioid abuse, which are prevalent among cancer survivors. Yet, it remains unclear whether they are also associated with other suicidal outcomes, such as ideation, planning, and suicidal attempt.

Methods

We used cross-sectional data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2015-2019, N = 214,271), a nationwide study in the USA that provides data on mental health and other health concerns. Outcome of interest was suicidality (suicidal ideation, planning, and attempt). Main exposures were history of depression and non-medical use of pain prescriptions. Using

SUBMITTER: Mwobobia J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12217687 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature