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Suicide is considered a deliberate act initiated and concluded by a person with full knowledge or expectation of a fatal result, and one of the main symptoms of depression. An individual’s conscious and excessive ingestion of a damaging substance is also considered to be an attempted suicide. Despite limited knowledge of caffeine abuse, deaths from overdose of caffeine have been reported in the literature. Thus, this study aims to review the existing literature on caffeine consumption and suicide attempts and deaths, investigating the relation between caffeine consumption and suicide attempts and deaths. We found 24 studies that discuss the relationship between caffeine and suicide. The findings revealed that, despite being an addictive substance and potentially fatal in higher doses, caffeine was still a rare factor in a number of studies concerning its relation with suicide attempts and death. The majority of the research found in this study was of the case study type. Furthermore, the majority of studies focus on the assistance offered to the victim and the procedures undertaken to control the bodily damage created. The existing studies indicate the substance may act as either a direct or an indirect agent in suicide. Therefore, a better understanding of how caffeine may be linked to suicide is crucial for its prevention.
Keywords: Caffeine, drug abuse, prevention, suicide.
CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets
Title:Caffeine and Suicide: A Systematic Review
Volume: 13 Issue: 6
Author(s): Adriana Cardoso Silva, Natalia Pinho de Oliveira Ribeiro, Alexandre Rafael de Mello Schier, Valeska Martinho Pereira, Marina Machado Vilarim, Tamires Marinho Pessoa, Oscar Arias-Carrion, Sergio Machado and Antonio Egidio Nardi
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Keywords: Caffeine, drug abuse, prevention, suicide.
Abstract: Suicide is considered a deliberate act initiated and concluded by a person with full knowledge or expectation of a fatal result, and one of the main symptoms of depression. An individual’s conscious and excessive ingestion of a damaging substance is also considered to be an attempted suicide. Despite limited knowledge of caffeine abuse, deaths from overdose of caffeine have been reported in the literature. Thus, this study aims to review the existing literature on caffeine consumption and suicide attempts and deaths, investigating the relation between caffeine consumption and suicide attempts and deaths. We found 24 studies that discuss the relationship between caffeine and suicide. The findings revealed that, despite being an addictive substance and potentially fatal in higher doses, caffeine was still a rare factor in a number of studies concerning its relation with suicide attempts and death. The majority of the research found in this study was of the case study type. Furthermore, the majority of studies focus on the assistance offered to the victim and the procedures undertaken to control the bodily damage created. The existing studies indicate the substance may act as either a direct or an indirect agent in suicide. Therefore, a better understanding of how caffeine may be linked to suicide is crucial for its prevention.
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Silva Cardoso Adriana, Ribeiro Pinho de Oliveira Natalia, Schier Rafael de Mello Alexandre, Pereira Martinho Valeska, Vilarim Machado Marina, Pessoa Marinho Tamires, Arias-Carrion Oscar, Machado Sergio and Nardi Egidio Antonio, Caffeine and Suicide: A Systematic Review, CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets 2014; 13 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871527313666140612123656
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871527313666140612123656 |
Print ISSN 1871-5273 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1996-3181 |
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