Self-destructive behavior in the substance abuser

Psychiatr Clin North Am. 1985 Jun;8(2):251-61.

Abstract

This article considers some of the psychophysiologic mechanisms that underlie the driven, apparently self-destructive behavior of addicted persons. The authors review the available literature on the association between suicidal behavior and substance abuse. These issues are discussed in the context of the epidemiology and phenomenology of self-destructive behavior.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Alcoholism / complications
  • Alcoholism / mortality
  • Alcoholism / psychology*
  • Conditioning, Classical
  • Depressive Disorder / complications
  • Female
  • Germany, West
  • Heroin Dependence / mortality
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Models, Psychological
  • Psychological Theory
  • Substance-Related Disorders / psychology*
  • Substance-Related Disorders / therapy
  • Suicide / epidemiology*
  • Suicide, Attempted / epidemiology
  • United Kingdom
  • United States