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Newest firstBackground/Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted social structures, healthcare access, and psychological well-being, potentially intensifying substance use and suicidal behavior. Although both phenomena have been independently studied, their co-occurrence during the pandemic has not been systematically synthesized. To evaluate the prevalence and patterns of suicidal behavior among individuals with substance…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background: Suicide prevention strategies in university settings largely rely on detecting explicit suicidal ideation. However, students experiencing severe psychiatric distress may not endorse suicidal thoughts and therefore remain unidentified by ideation-centered screening models. This study aimed to identify and clinically characterize university students with high depressive symptoms, poor sleep quality, and…
Background Emotional problems have been associated with substance use, yet longitudinal research examining this relationship during childhood and adolescence in large, diverse, community-based samples remains limited. Aims This study investigates the prospective associations between three emotional problems-hopelessness, depression, and suicide attempts-before ages 9-10 and the subsequent initiation of tobacco and…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Adolescents face numerous challenges that influence their sexual behaviors. Among these, bullying victimization is a critical yet understudied factor that may impact engagement in unprotected sex. This study investigated the correlates of condom use among school-going Thai adolescents, with a main focus on bullying victimization. Methods This study is a secondary analysis of the Global School-based Stud…
Open article record in new tab ↗Cannabis use is highly prevalent in people with schizophrenia and is related to adverse clinical outcomes, including relapse and hospitalization. However, the relationship between cannabis and suicide remains inconclusive. This study aimed to systematically review and meta-analyze the relationship between cannabis use and suicide-related outcomes in people with schizophrenia. A comprehensive search of Medline, Emb…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background This study examines the prospective associations of alcohol and drug misuse with suicidal behaviors among service members who have left active duty. We also evaluate potential moderating effects of other risk factors and whether substance misuse signals increased risk of transitioning from thinking about to attempting suicide. Method US Army veterans and deactivated reservists (N = 6,811) completed surv…
Background Heavy cannabis use often co-occurs with symptoms of depression in adolescents. Adolescents with past-year cannabis use are at increased risk of major depressive episodes and cannabis use is more than twice as common in adolescents with depression compared to those without. This study seeks to disentangle relationships between acute cannabis use, withdrawal, and abstinence on proximal depression and suic…
Background Adolescence is characterized by complex and dynamic changes, often involving experimentation, including the use of psychotropic substances. Although it is well-established that recreational psychotropic drugs are associated with suicide ideation in adults, evidence of this association in adolescents remains limited. Objective To investigate the relationship between suicide ideation and psychotropic recr…
Psilocybin is gaining popularity as research shows potential benefits to those with anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions. Individuals with risk factors for psychosis are typically excluded from such studies, limiting the empiric research of the risks and benefits in vulnerable populations. In the real-world setting, many individuals who seek treatment with psilocybin will have comorbid psychiatr…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Several studies have reported that psychotic-like experiences are associated with low levels of resilience and increased suicide risk. However, it remains unknown as to whether resilience mediates or moderates the association between psychotic-like experiences and suicide risk. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to explore the moderating and mediating effect of resilience in the association between psyc…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Studies on mental health and substance use among medical students indicated worrying prevalence but have been mainly descriptive. Aim To evaluate the prevalence of substance use in a sample of medical students and investigate whether mental health variables have an influence on substance use. Methods The data were collected as part of the first wave of the ETMED-L, an ongoing longitudinal open cohort st…
Objectives Research regarding the contribution of specific psychoactive substances to suicidality has yielded equivocal results. The present study examined the prevalence and factors associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors among a population-based sample of untreated illicit substance users. Methods A total of 616 illicit substance users who were recruited from high-risk areas of Shiraz using snowball samp…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background The "suicidal transition" from ideation to an act has become a specific topic of research. However, rates in the general population, variations across time and risk factors are unclear. Methods Data were collected from the phone survey Baromètre Santé among 18-75-year-olds in France. Seven independent samples interviewed between 2000 and 2021 (total N = 133,827 people; 51.3% females) were questioned abo…
Open article record in new tab ↗The increasing prevalence and burden of suicide have led to numerous studies to identify its risk factors. Cannabis is the most common illicit substance detected in suicide victims' toxicology tests. This study aims to identify and appraise systematic reviews investigating suicidality after using cannabis and cannabinoids. Seven databases and two registries were searched without restrictions for systematic reviews…
Suicide is a serious global public health problem, with a worrying recent increase in suicide rates in both adolescent and adult populations. However, it is essential to recognize that suicide is preventable. A myriad of factors contributes to an individual's vulnerability to suicide. These factors include various potential causes, from psychiatric disorders to genetic and epigenetic alterations. These changes can…
Objective:to identify the prevalence and factors associated with passive and active suicidal ideation throughout life among students entering graduate courses.Method:an analytical and cross-sectional study with a sample comprised of 321 students entering graduate courses. Multiple descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were performed.Results:the multivariate analyses indicated that passive and active sui…
BackgroundGenerally, pandemics such as COVID-19 take an enormous toll on people’s lives. As the pandemic now turns to an endemic state, growing attention has been paid to the multiple adverse mental health and behavioral issues, such as suicidal ideation and substance use. However, the interplay of suicidality and substance misuse during the pandemic has been limited. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of co-o…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted psychosocial well-being and mental health of students across the world. Although students are vulnerable to depression and suicidal ideation, few studies have been conducted in Uganda. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of depression and suicidal ideation, and associated factors among undergraduate university students in Uganda.MethodsA cross-sectio…
BackgroundSuicide is one of the most important and increasing public health agenda around the world. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns have been raised about the potential adverse impacts of the pandemic on suicide-related outcomes. The main objective of this study was to examine the association of psychosocial risk factors (mental health illnesses and social isolation) and substance use behaviors (cannabis an…
Open article record in new tab ↗Objective With the increasing prevalence of cannabis use, there is a growing concern about its association with depression and suicidality. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between recent cannabis use and suicidal ideation using a nationally representative data set. Methods A cross-sectional analysis of adults was undertaken using National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data from 2005…
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