Abstract
Individual differences in personality play a significant role in the development of alcohol-related problems. Alcohol and other substance abuse disorders are known to be linked to suicide attempts and completions. This chapter will discuss both externalizing and internalizing pathways to alcohol-related problems in emerging adulthood as well as illustrate possible links to these mechanisms to suicide attempts. In the internalizing pathway to alcohol-related problems which may lead to suicide attempts, we will discuss one contributing mechanism, neuroticism, and one potentially protective mechanism, obsessive compulsive disorder. In the externalizing pathway to alcohol-related problems, we will explore antisocial personality disorder as a contributing mechanism to alcohol use, alcohol-related problems, suicide attempts, and suicide completions.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Suicidal Behavior in Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Dependence |
| Publisher | Nova Science Publishers, Inc. |
| Pages | 299-311 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781608769193 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology
- General Medicine
- General Social Sciences