Correlates of Suicidal Ideation in Physically Injured Trauma Survivors |
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| Authors: | Stephen S. O'Connor PhD Kyl Dinsio MD Jin Wang PhD MSc Joan Russo PhD Frederick P. Rivara MD MPH Jeff Love BA Collin McFadden BA Leiszle Lapping‐Carr BA Roselyn Peterson BA Douglas F. Zatzick MD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychological Sciences, Western Kentucky University, , Bowling Green, KY, USA;2. Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, , Seattle, WA, USA;3. Department of Surgery, University of Washington, , Seattle, WA, USA;4. Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, , Seattle, WA, USA |
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| Abstract: | Epidemiologic studies have documented that injury survivors are at increased risk for suicide. We evaluated 206 trauma survivors to examine demographic, clinical, and injury characteristics associated with suicidal ideation during hospitalization and across 1 year. Results indicate that mental health functioning, depression symptoms, and history of mental health services were associated with suicidal ideation in the hospital; being a parent was a protective factor. Pre‐injury posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, assaultive injury mechanism, injury‐related legal proceedings, and physical pain were significantly associated with suicidal ideation across 1 year. Readily identifiable risk factors early after traumatic injury may inform hospital‐based screening and intervention procedures. |
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