ABSTRACT
Objective
The objective of this study was to analyze the symptoms and sociodemographic characteristics associated with the history of attempted suicide (TS) of cocaine and crack users hospitalized for treatment.
Methods
This is a cross-sectional study involving 160 participants who completed a semi-structured clinical interview and the Adult Self-Report (ASR) instrument. The Logistic Regression model was used to test the psychological symptoms associated with TS of this sample.
Results
The differences between the TS and non-TS groups were significant (p < 0.001). Of the total sample, 30.6% (n = 49; p = 0.428) had a history of TS and 30.5% (N = 20) reported suicidal ideation in the current treatment. Ethnicity, symptoms of depression and problems of thinking were associated with TS, whereas intrusive, rule-breaking and internalizing problems served as protection for TS.
Conclusions
The findings reinforce the need for psychiatric evaluation of emotional states, comorbidities and risk of suicide at admission and during treatment for chemical dependence.
Suicide attempted; cocaine and crack; mental health; therapeutics
