Keywords
Child-Abuse
Self-injurious-Behavior
Substance-Related-Disorders
Suicide
Experiencias-Adversas-de-la-Infancia
Conducta-Autodestructiva
Maltrato-a-los-Niños
Suicidio
Trastornos-Relacionados-con-Sustancias
Experiências-Adversas-da-Infância
Comportamento-Autodestrutivo
Maus-Tratos-Infantis
Suicídio
Transtornos-Relacionados-ao-Uso-de-Substâncias
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Abstract
Introduction: Psychoactive substances abuse is considered a problematic social factor due its likelihood to cause harmful, self-destructive behaviors to the subjects and the overall society. Stress in an individual's early life may also be a contributing factor to substance abuse as well as suicide attempts. There is a lack of studies examining these factors in people with substance-use disorder.
Aim: to identify the relationship between early-life stress and suicide attempts in drug-dependent adults.
Methods: This is a predictive correlational study with a cross-sectional approach. The convenience sample consisted of 105 individuals treated at an outpatient unit for addiction treatment. The participants were assessed using the Mini-international Neuropsychiatric Interview, a Childhood Trauma Questionnaire to measure the severity of the different types of early life stress; the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation was also used. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics through univariate and multivariate logistic regression.
Results: The analyzed sample included 33 (31.4%) individuals who attempted suicide and were significantly more likely to suffer from emotional, physical, or sexual abuse than those who had never attempted suicide (p <0,05).
Conclusions: Different forms of early-life stress are related to attempted suicide in people with substance-use disorder. Further studies are needed to understand the effects of early-life stress on suicide attempts in drug-dependent people.
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