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The characteristics of AUD that increase suicide attempt risk remain unclear.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0007125025103863_as2\">\n                    <jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To identify factors associated with a history of suicide attempts and with suicidal acts occurring within a 2-year follow-up in patients with AUD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0007125025103863_as3\">\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This multicentre, prospective cohort study included patients with AUD within 1 week of admission to in-patient care for alcohol withdrawal management. Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected during a face-to-face clinician interview at baseline. Follow-up telephone interviews were conducted up to 24 months post-inclusion to assess the primary end-point: the occurrence of a suicidal act (suicide attempt or completed suicide). To identify factors associated with past suicide attempts, Student\u2019s\n                      <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\n                      -tests, chi-squared tests and logistic regression were performed. Univariate survival analyses and a multivariate Cox model were computed to identify predictors of suicidal acts occurring during the follow-up period.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0007125025103863_as4\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of the 779 patients included in the study, 337 (43.3%) had a history of suicide attempts. This was significantly associated with a history of major depressive disorder, female gender and higher levels of suicidal ideation and hopelessness. Regarding the prospective analysis, suicidal acts occurred in 90 (11.5%) patients. A history of severe alcohol withdrawal symptoms, defined as delirium tremens or seizures (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) 2.38, 95% CI 1.38\u20134.10,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.002), and a history of suicide attempts (aHR 1.84, 95% CI 1.14\u20132.99,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.013), were associated with higher occurrence of suicidal acts, while living alone (0.47, 95% CI 0.28\u20130.78,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.004) was a protective factor.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0007125025103863_as5\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>While a history of suicide attempts is a well-established risk factor for future suicidal acts, a history of severe alcohol withdrawal symptoms emerges as an even stronger predictor. 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