Different Ways to Drown Out the Pain: A Meta-Analysis of the Association Between Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Alcohol Use.

Konrad Bresin Yara Mekawi

Published in: Archives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research (2020)

These results help establish a link between NSSI and alcohol use. Implications and future directions for NSSI research and intervention are discussed.HighlightsThere are several reasons to think that NSSI and alcohol use are linked.No reviews or meta-analyses have been conducted.We found a significant and small effect linking greater NSSI with greater alcohol use.

Keyphrases

meta analyses
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
chronic pain
pain management
current status
spinal cord
spinal cord injury