scholarly journals Early Onset Alcohol Use and Self-Harm: A Discordant Twin Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
pp. 2134-2142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren R. Few ◽  
Kimberly B. Werner ◽  
Carolyn E. Sartor ◽  
Julia D. Grant ◽  
Timothy J. Trull ◽  
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2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 226-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Holdsworth ◽  
Hugh Griffiths ◽  
David Crawford

Aims and methodAlthough alcohol is reported as commonly associated with self-harm, there is nothing in the literature that bases the association on validated screening tools. We sought to discern the different types of alcohol use as discriminated by the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Completed AUDITs from a 2-year period were analysed, all relating to people who had presented to a district general hospital in Northumberland following self-harm.ResultsThe proportion of dependent, harmful and hazardous drinkers identified using AUDIT was many times higher than previously estimated in similar studies that had not used a validated alcohol screening tool.Clinical implicationsThe routine use of an alcohol screening tool should be part of any standard psychosocial assessment of self-harm, to guide appropriate interventions for problematic alcohol use that might otherwise be overlooked.


2021 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob J. Crouse ◽  
Kirsten C. Morley ◽  
Nicholas Buckley ◽  
Andrew Dawson ◽  
Devanshi Seth ◽  
...  

Deliberate self-harm and suicide affect all age groups, sexes, and regions, and their prevention is a global health priority. Acute alcohol misuse and chronic alcohol misuse are strong, modifiable risk factors, and Internet interventions aiming to reduce alcohol misuse and comorbid mental health problems (e.g., depression) are a promising and effective treatment modality. The research team aimed to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of an Internet-based comorbidity intervention primarily aiming to reduce alcohol consumption, and secondarily to reduce readmission for deliberate self-harm and improve psychological outcomes among people hospitalized for deliberate self-harm who also engage in problematic alcohol use. However, due to several barriers to recruitment, the trial could not be completed and was discontinued. The authors present a “Lessons Learned” discussion and describe the Internet Intervention for Alcohol Improvement (iiAIM) trial, discuss the key barriers experienced by the research team, and recommend potential solutions that may help future trials in this area.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Peyton Bohnsack ◽  
Tara Teppen ◽  
Evan J. Kyzar ◽  
Svetlana Dzitoyeva ◽  
Subhash C. Pandey

2016 ◽  
Vol 200 ◽  
pp. 243-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Birrell ◽  
Nicola C. Newton ◽  
Maree Teesson ◽  
Tim Slade

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