Alcohol-related risk of suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, and completed suicide: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several original studies have investigated the effect of alcohol use disorder (AUD) on suicidal thought and behavior, but there are serious discrepancies across the studies. Thus, a systematic assessment of the association between AUD and suicide is required.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus until February 2015. We also searched the Psycinfo web site and journals and contacted authors. We included observational (cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional) studies addressing the association between AUD and suicide. The exposure of interest was AUD. The primary outcomes were suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, and completed suicide. We assessed heterogeneity using Q-test and I2 statistic. We explored publication bias using the Egger's and Begg's

SUBMITTER: Darvishi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4439031 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature