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dc.contributor.authorKolves, Kairi
dc.contributor.authorBarker, Emma
dc.contributor.authorDe Leo, Diego
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-22T00:34:05Z
dc.date.available2018-01-22T00:34:05Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.issn1088-5412
dc.identifier.doi10.2500/aap.2015.36.3887
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/141773
dc.description.abstractBackground: Allergies are among the most common chronic conditions. In addition to physical and social impacts, a number of studies have consistently linked allergies to poor psychological outcomes, including depression and anxiety. Objectives: The aim of the present systematic literature review was to analyze the existing literature about the relationship between allergies and fatal and nonfatal suicidal behaviors. Methods: Data sources include articles retrieved from Scopus, PubMed, ProQuest, and Web of Knowledge. Search terms: “suicid* and (allerg* or hay fever or atop* or eczema or aeroallergen*)” in English-language peer-reviewed journals between 1990 and 2014. Eligibility Criteria: Original research articles that provide empiric evidence about the potential link between allergies and suicidal behaviors. Results: The initial search identified a total of 769 articles with 17 original research articles that present empiric evidence. Nine articles analyzed the relationship between allergies and fatal suicidal behavior, and nine analyzed nonfatal suicidal behaviors (one article included both). There currently is little research into the relationship between allergies and suicidal behavior. Limitations: The review was restricted to English-language articles published within the chosen time period; other limitations included the small number of articles that involve suicide mortality, and the fact that the majority of articles originated from the United States and Scandinavia. Conclusions: Analysis of the results indicates a link between allergies and suicidality, particularly suicide mortality; however, results for nonfatal suicidal behaviors are mixed. It is important that further research by using more rigorous study designs be carried out to lend strength to these findings.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherOceanSide Publications, Inc.
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom433
dc.relation.ispartofpageto438
dc.relation.ispartofissue6
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAllergy and asthma proceedings
dc.relation.ispartofvolume36
dc.subject.fieldofresearchImmunology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchImmunology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3204
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320499
dc.titleAllergies and suicidal behaviors: A systematic literature review
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, Australian Institute for Suicide Research & Prevention
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorDe Leo, Diego
gro.griffith.authorKolves, Kairi


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