Comorbid alcohol-related problems and suicidality disproportionately impact men and emerging adults among individuals with depressive symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Depressive disorders are common among adults with alcohol use disorder and with suicidality; however, demographic differences in comorbid alcohol use disorder, binge drinking, and suicidality are understudied. The objective of this study was to determine the extent to which comorbid suicidality and alcohol use disorders and comorbid suicidality and binge drinking differ by age and gender among adults with depressive symptoms.

Method

The sample included adults (unweighted N=29,460) in the United States who completed the 2015-2018 National Survey of Drug Use and Heath and screened positively for depression. Gender and age groups odds of alcohol use disorder only, suicidality only, and alcohol use disorder+suicidality were compared to neither problem. Similar analyses

SUBMITTER: Kelly LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8352104 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature