The influence factors of suicidal ideation of patients with alcohol dependence

Abstract

The objective of this study is to research the effects of hopelessness and insight on the suicidal ideation of the hospitalized male patients with alcohol dependence. The research subjects were total 162 patients diagnosed with alcohol dependence in accordance with the DSM-5 diagnosis standard. As a descriptive research, this study verified the general characteristics and the characteristics related to drinking and suicide. This study also used the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) for hopelessness, the Hanil Alcohol Insight Scale (HAIS) for insight, and the Scale for Suicide Ideation (SSI) for suicidal ideation. The results of this study are as follows. The subjects’ hopelessness were shown as normal 36.4%, slight hopelessness 19.8%, medium level 21.6%, and severe hopelessness 22.2%, while the insight level was shown as negative insight 27.2%, partial formation of insight 50.0%, and formation of insight 22.8%. The score of suicidal ideation was average 10.14(±8.28), and in accordance with the score, the suicidal ideation was shown as normal48.8%, light suicidal ideation12.9%, heavy suicidal ideation6.2%, and severe suicidal ideation32.1%.The suicidal ideation of the subjects was different in accordance with the matter of employment, economic state, family history related to drinking, the number of hospitalization related to drinking, the number of suicide attempt, and the degree of hopelessness. The suicidal ideation had correlations with the number of suicide attempt (r=.346, p