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EPA-0947 - Abuse of Alcohol is Linked with Younger Age of Suicide

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

P. Ifteni ,
V. Burtea ,
A. Teodorescu  and
M. Moga
P. Ifteni
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University, Brasov, Romania
V. Burtea
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University, Brasov, Romania
A. Teodorescu
Affiliation:
Clinical Department, Psychiatry and Neurology Hospital, Brasov, Romania
M. Moga
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University, Brasov, Romania

Abstract

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Background:

The high number of suicides drew attention to medical professionals. In Europe suicide is one of the leading cause of death caused by intentional and unintentional injuries. Alcohol abuse is linked to poor impulse control, aggression and suicide behaviour.

Aims:

We tried to evaluate the level and the impact of alcohol usage in individuals which committed suicide.

Methods:

There were collected all the date provided by the archives of forensic services of Brasov county between 2002 and 2012 regarding age, sex, marital status, methods of suicide and blood alcohol concentration.

Results:

The statistics included 589 men (83%) and 121 women (17%), sex ratio B:F=4.87. The mean age of the study group was 48.15 years. The individuals which had used alcohol before committing suicide were significantly younger than those who didn't used alcohol (45.87 vs. 50.19, p<0.005). There were a significant difference between individuals with violent methods of suicide compared with others in terms of age and blood alcohol concentration.

Conclusions:

The abuse of alcohol is strongly linked with suicide, especially when individuals exhibit high levels of blood alcohol concentration. This behaviour is linked with younger age of suicide.

Type
FC05 - Free Communications Session 05: Suicide
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 29 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 22nd European Congress of Psychiatry , 2014 , pp. 1
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2014
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