Study of the Links Between Suicidal Intentionality and Acute Alcoholism

University Hospital, Toulouse110 enrolled

Overview

There is a strong link between the alcohol consumption and the suicidal risk. Indeed there is an increase of the risk of suicide in case of chronic or acute alcohol consumption. However why the alcohol consumption increase the suicidal risk is unknown. The hypothesis of this study is that the alcohol consumption induced disinhibition and facilitates the suicide attempt without premeditation

People hospitalized after a suicide attempt will answer to two questionnaires about the suicide intentionality and the acute alcohol consumption. There is 2 arms: people doing suicide attempt and with positive level of alcohol (up to 0.1g.L) people doing suicide attempt and with negative level of alcohol 110 patients will be included in this study so 55 in each arm.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

110

Conditions

Suicide, Attempted

Interventions

questionnaireOTHER

after the inclusion patient will answer to a questionnaire about the suicidal intentionality and a second about the alcool consumption

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patient hospitalized in emergency department for a suicide attempt by voluntary drug intoxication * speaking and understanding french Exclusion Criteria: * Patient who has used other psychoactive substances (attested by toxicological analyzes and / or interrogation) * Known neurodegenerative pathology

Locations (1)

University Hospital of Toulouse

Toulouse, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

compare the score of suicidal intentionality in patient presenting a positive or a negative alcohol level and doing suicide attempt

patient will complete the PIERCE questionnaire about the suicidal intentionality

Time frame: 15 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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