Prevalence and correlates of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts in people prescribed pharmaceutical opioids for chronic pain

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 292-301

  Campbell, Gabrielle ^a   Bruno, Raimondo ^b   Darke, Shane ^a   Shand, Fiona ^c   Hall, Wayne ^d,e   Farrell, Michael ^a   Degenhardt, Louisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attempt; Chronic pain; Cohort; Ideation to action; Prescription opioids; Suicide

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BORDERLINE STATE; CHILD ABUSE; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE USE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84962602159     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000283     Document Type: Article

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