Cross-national comparisons of the association between alcohol consumption and deliberate self-harm in adolescents

Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2007 Dec;37(6):605-15. doi: 10.1521/suli.2007.37.6.605.

Abstract

How differences in drinking patterns may affect the impact of alcohol consumption on deliberate self-harm among adolescents is explored in this international comparative study. Schools in Australia, Belgium, England, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Norway (N = 30,532) were surveyed. In all countries the risk of deliberate self-harm was significantly elevated among adolescents who reported some or numerous episodes of intoxication, controlling for confounding factors. The results support the assumption that intoxication is significantly related to the association between alcohol consumption and deliberate self-harm in adolescents.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Alcohol Drinking / epidemiology*
  • Alcoholic Intoxication / epidemiology*
  • Australia / epidemiology
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison*
  • Europe / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Logistic Models
  • Male
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Prevalence
  • Risk Factors
  • Self-Injurious Behavior / epidemiology*
  • Self-Injurious Behavior / prevention & control
  • Sex Distribution
  • Suicide, Attempted / prevention & control
  • Suicide, Attempted / statistics & numerical data