Key result
Extreme adolescent binge drinking (prevalence 20%) was associated with a significantly increased risk of lifetime suicidal acts and altered delta event-related oscillations.
Why the study?
Event-related oscillations may represent sensitive biomarkers or endophenotypes for early alcohol exposure and risk behaviors such as suicidal thoughts and actions.
Is extreme adolescent binge drinking associated with altered event-related oscillations and lifetime suicide risk in young adults?
Cross-Sectional (n=1,184)
Is extreme adolescent binge drinking associated with altered event-related oscillations and lifetime suicide risk in young adults?
Extreme adolescent binge drinking is associated with altered delta event-related oscillations and an increased risk of lifetime suicidal acts in young adults of American Indian and Mexican American ancestry.
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Alcohol exposure typically begins in adolescence, and heavy binge drinking is associated with health risk behaviors. Event-related oscillations (EROs) may represent sensitive biomarkers or endophenotypes for early alcohol exposure as well as other risk behaviors such as suicidal thoughts and actions. In this study, young adults (age 18–30 years) of American Indian (AI) (n = 479) and Mexican American (MA) (n = 705) ancestry were clinically assessed, and EROs were generated to happy, sad and neutral faces. Extreme adolescent binge drinking (10+ drinks) was common (20%) in this population of AI/MA and associated with a significantly increased risk of a lifetime history of suicidal acts (SA, suicide attempts, deaths) but not suicidal thoughts (ST, ideation, plans). ST were reported among MA participants, whereas SA were more common among AI young adults. Extreme adolescent binge drinking was also associated with errors in detection of sad and neutral faces, increases in delta ERO energy, and decreases in phase locking (PL), particularly in parietal areas. A lifetime history of ST was associated with increases in delta ERO energy and PL, whereas SA were associated with decreases in both. These studies suggest that ERO measures may represent important potential biomarkers of adolescent extreme binge drinking and risk for suicidal behaviors.
Does not support practice changes in suicide risk assessment; leaves open causal links to delta oscillations and suicidal acts.
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Ehlers et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Extreme adolescent binge drinking and suicide risk (n=1,184). Extreme adolescent binge drinking vs. No extreme adolescent binge drinking was evaluated on Lifetime history of suicidal acts and thoughts, and event-related oscillations. Extreme adolescent binge drinking (prevalence 20%) was associated with a significantly increased risk of lifetime suicidal acts and altered delta event-related oscillations.
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