Despair May Be Tied To Increased Suicidality, Substance Misuse Risk Among Young Adults, Researchers Say

Healio (6/23, Gramigna) reports, “Despair appeared associated with increased risk for suicidality and substance misuse among young adults,” investigators concluded after analyzing “data of 1,420 participants of the Southeastern, mixed urban-rural population-based Great Smoky Mountains Study, which was conducted between Nov. 10, 1992 and Sept. 22, 2015.” The findings of the 1,420-participant study were published online in JAMA Network Open.

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— “Despair among young adults may increase risk for suicidality, substance misuse, “Joe Gramigna, Healio , June 23, 2020

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