Adolescent suicidal behaviors and substance use are disturbingly common. Research
suggests overlap of some of the etiological mechanisms for both adolescent suicidal …

Alcohol and drug use are considered to be risk factors for suicidal behaviors in adolescence,
but the precise nature of the relationship between suicidality and substance abuse, and the …

Adolescent substance use (alcohol and other drugs) and suicidal behavior, independently,
pose serious public health problems. Youths who report co‐occurring substance use and …

This article reviews and updates reported clinical studies on the relationship between
substance use and substance-use disorders and suicidal behavior among adolescents …

The death of a child is a terrible tragedy. When the death occurs at the child's own hands it is
particularly devastating. Unfortunately, such deaths are not uncommon, as suicide is a …

Using data from a community sample of youth (N= 1,458; ages 9–17), this study assessed
the association between adolescent substance use/abuse and suicidal behaviors. Suicide …

Suicide is the third leading cause of death in adolescence, and medically serious suicide
attempts occur in approximately 3% of adolescents. This review examines a number of risk …

This paper employs community-level data to examine the relationship between suicide
behaviors, measured at age eleven, and two mental health outcomes assessed nine-years …

Publisher Summary Substance use is an important risk factor associated with adolescent
suicide attempts. Suicide attempters reported high rates of substance use, ranging from 23 …

A developmental psychopathology conceptual model was provided to represent the major
categories of risk and protective factors, including alcohol use and binge drinking, that …