Associations between substance use disorders and suicide or suicide attempts in people with mental illness: a Danish nation-wide, prospective, register-based study of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, unipolar depression or personality disorder – Østergaard – 2017 – Addiction – Wiley Online Library

Conclusion Substance use disorders are associated strongly with risk of completed suicides and suicide attempts in people with severe mental illness.

Source: Associations between substance use disorders and suicide or suicide attempts in people with mental illness: a Danish nation-wide, prospective, register-based study of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, unipolar depression or personality disorder – Østergaard – 2017 – Addiction – Wiley Online Library

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