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Correlates of Suicidal Ideation in Physically Injured Trauma Survivors
Author(s) -
O'Connor Stephen S.,
Dinsio Kyl,
Wang Jin,
Russo Joan,
Rivara Frederick P.,
Love Jeff,
McFadden Collin,
LappingCarr Leiszle,
Peterson Roselyn,
Zatzick Douglas F.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/sltb.12085
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , medicine , injury prevention , poison control , suicide prevention , depression (economics) , psychiatry , occupational safety and health , intervention (counseling) , mental health , risk factor , clinical psychology , medical emergency , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
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.