Manifestations of self-harm in relation with binge drinking to students from Timis County, Romania

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textbfAIM: The research investigated the feeling of sadness, suicidal thoughts and plans associated with binge drinking among students in Timis County, Romania. textbfMATERIAL AND METHODS: We applied a transversal population study to the representative sample of 2076 students, 62.49% girls and 37.51% boys with a mean age of 21.09 years with SD 1.48. textbfRESULTS: The boys practice binge drinking significantly more often than girls, the difference is small to medium: prevalence of 22.1% for boys and 8.7% girls, 1-2 times in the last month. textbfCONCLUSIONS: Only girls who practice this behavior, increased frequency of engaging in binge drinking is associated with feelings of sadness, suicidal thoughts and suicide plans in a small measure, but significant. ROUMANIE EUROPE GENRE HOMME FEMME ADOLESCENT IDÉATION INTENTION ABUS-SUBSTANCE ALCOOL