ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Deaths of Despair: Number of Prior Suicide Attempts Does Not Differentiate Death By Suicide from Accidental Overdose Among Opiate Users
- Alison Athey
Case Western Reserve University - James Overholser
Case Western Reserve University - Eleanor Beale
Case Western Reserve University - Courtney Bagge
University of Mississippi Medical Center - Craig Stockmeier
Case Western Reserve University - Craig Stockmeier
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Abstract
Psychological autopsy procedures (collateral informants and record reviews) examined 63 opiate users who died by suicide, accident, or natural causes. Suicides showed higher suicidal planning. Accidents had more opiate use disorders and prior overdoses than other groups. Suicides and accidents did not differ by number of suicide attempts.
Suicide
