ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2020
History of suicidality and alcohol craving trajectories during inpatient treatment for alcohol use disorder.
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- Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Do Not Influence Veterans' Alcohol Use Disorder or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Recovery Trajectories in a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2026Trial
- Associations between suicide ideation, craving, and alcohol use across 12 weeks of outpatient treatment for alcohol use disorder.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2026Trial
- Parent-Child Relationship Characteristics and Psychiatric Symptoms as Predictors of Passive Suicidal Ideation among Adolescents in Outpatient Substance Use Treatment.Child & adolescent social work journal : C & A · 2026Article
- Dimensions of trait and task-based impulsivity associated with alcohol use disorder and history of suicidality.Journal of psychiatric research · 2025Article
- Stress and alcohol-related coping mechanisms linking lifetime suicide ideation and attempt to multidimensional quality of life.Journal of affective disorders · 2024Article
- History of Suicidality and Pandemic Outcomes: Longitudinal Associations with Anxiety Symptoms, Depressive Symptoms, and Problematic Drinking.Psychiatric research and clinical practice · 2024Article
- A narrative review of outcome measures used in drug and alcohol inpatient withdrawal treatment research.Drug and alcohol review · 2023Review
- Naturalistic Evaluation of an Adjunctive Yoga Program for Women with Substance Use Disorders in Inpatient Treatment: Within-Treatment Effects on Cravings, Self-efficacy, Psychiatric Symptoms, Impulsivity, and Mindfulness.Substance abuse : research and treatment · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlcohol use is associated with an increased risk of completed suicide, but it is unclear whether past suicidality affects the course of alcohol use disorder (AUD). We examined whether a history of suicidal ideation or attempts is associated with treatment response in individuals with AUD.
methods146 participants underwent inpatient detoxification and residential treatment for AUD. Reductions in craving during treatment were used as an index of treatment response. Participants were assessed for history of suicidality using the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale and divided into three groups: no history of suicidal ideation or attempts (N = 76), history of suicidal ideation without attempts (N = 50), and history of suicide attempts (N = 20). Alcohol craving was measured weekly during treatment using the Penn Alcohol Craving Scale and compared across groups.
resultsIndividuals with a history of suicide attempts showed higher levels of craving throughout treatment compared to those without a history of suicidality. Associations between past suicide attempts and craving remained significant after adjusting for age, sex, alcohol use disorder severity, comorbid psychopathology, and benzodiazepine treatment. Participants in all groups had significant reductions in alcohol craving by the end of treatment.
conclusionsOur findings suggest that a history of suicide attempts is associated with higher levels of craving throughout inpatient treatment for AUD. These results support current guidelines on assessing suicidal ideation in patients with substance use disorders.
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