Cannabis use and the Risk Behavior Syndrome in Italian University Students

Are They Related to Suicide Risk

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13675929
AutoresMarco Innamorati (0000-0003-3534-296X, Università Europea of Rome, autor de correspondencia), Maurizio Pompili (0000-0003-1886-4977, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome), Vincenzo Ferrari (0000-0003-2557-2366, Sapienza University of Rome), Paolo Girardi (0000-0001-8330-9414, Sapienza University of Rome), Roberto Tatarelli (0000-0003-4396-2632, Sapienza University of Rome), Antonino Tamburello (Università Europea of Rome), D Lester (0000-0003-1357-8672, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey)
Año2008
Volumen102
Número2
Páginas577-594
Fecha de publicación2008-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.102.2.577-594
PMID18567227
OpenAlexW1990297278
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas51

The aim of this study was to examine the association of cannabis use with risky behaviors and suicide risk in university students. A convenience sample of 246 students was recruited from four universities in Rome during the 2004 academic year. Participants completed the Zung scales for anxiety and depression, the Suicide Score Scale, and an ad hoc questionnaire assessing risky behaviors. The findings indicated a widespread use of cannabis among students and its association with risky behaviors, anxiety and depression, and suicide risk. A regression tree analysis resulted in 3 splits indicating that the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale is a good predictor of suicide risk, discriminating individuals at lower risk from those at higher risk. Individuals at higher risk for suicide could also be discriminated by self-reported lifetime drug use. Limitations of the study are related to the small sample size and use of a convenience sample

Anxiety · Cannabis · Depression (economics · Developmental psychology · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Poison control · Psychiatry · Rating scale · Suicide prevention · Suicide Risk · Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research · Clinical Psychology · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychedelics and Drug Studies · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies