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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Impact of Alcohol Policies on Suicidal Behavior: A Systematic Literature Review.

Kairi Kõlves, Kate M Chitty, Rachmania Wardhani, Airi Värnik, Diego de Leo, Katrina Witt

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Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Kairi KõlvesAustralian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4122, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1638-8981
Kate M ChittyClinical Pharmacology and Toxicology Research Group, Discipline of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2008, Australia.
Rachmania WardhaniAustralian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4122, Australia.
Airi VärnikSchool of Natural Sciences and Health, Tallinn University, 10120 Tallinn, Estonia.
Diego de LeoAustralian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4122, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8255-6480
Katrina WittOrygen, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.
Griffith University · AUTallinn University · EEThe University of Melbourne · AUThe University of Sydney · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alcohol consumption has been found to be related to suicidal behavior at the individual and population level, but there is lack of literature reviews on the effect of alcohol policies on suicidal behavior. Therefore, the aim of the current study is to conduct a systematic literature review of the impact of alcohol policies at the population level on suicidal behavior and ideation. We searched the Cochrane CENTRAL, Cochrane DARE, EMBASE, Medline, ProQuest, PsycINFO, PubMed, SCOPUS, and Web of Science electronic databases in March 2019. Papers analyzing alcohol policies limiting alcohol use and studying suicidal behaviors as an outcome measure were included; we identified 19 papers. Although the methods and effect sizes varied substantially in the studies, reducing alcohol often led to reduction in suicidal behavior. Ecological-level studies predominantly investigated the effect of restrictions on alcohol availability and increased cost of alcohol, and the majority presented a reduction in suicides across Western and Eastern Europe, as well as the US. The majority of studies were rated as unclear risk of bias for a number of domains due to a lack of clear reporting. Policies targeting harmful alcohol consumption may contribute towards a reduction in suicidal behavior at the population level.

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Blood Alcohol ContentSuicide PreventionAdolescentAdultAgedAlcohol DrinkingChildFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSuicidal IdeationYoung AdultBlood Alcohol Contentalcohol policysuicidal behaviorsuicide preventionsystematic literature review

Identifiers

PMID32992979
PMCPMC7578997
OpenAlexW3088182743

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