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Nonsuicidal Self‐Injury Is Predictive of Suicide Attempts Among Individuals with Mood Disorders
Author(s) -
Chesin Megan S.,
Galfavy Hanga,
Sonmez Cemile Ceren,
Wong Amanda,
Oquendo Maria A.,
Mann J. John,
Stanley Barbara
Publication year - 2017
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.12331
Subject(s) - hazard ratio , mood , proportional hazards model , clinical psychology , suicide prevention , poison control , psychology , mood disorders , injury prevention , young adult , occupational safety and health , psychiatry , confidence interval , medicine , medical emergency , developmental psychology , anxiety , pathology
Nonsuicidal self‐injury ( NSSI ) prior to age 18 was evaluated as a risk factor for adulthood suicide attempt ( SA ). Archival data from 222 mood‐disordered participants were analyzed using multivariate Cox proportional hazards analysis. Participants with a youth SA were excluded. The hazards of SA among adult participants with a history of youth NSSI were twice than those of mood‐disordered participants without youth NSSI (hazard ratio = 2.00, 95% confidence interval = 1.16–3.44, p = .01). Moreover, participants who had both youth and adult NSSI attempted suicide significantly earlier than participants who began NSSI as an adult. Youth NSSI is associated with persistent, elevated SA risk in adulthood.