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The Impact of Cannabis Use Disorder on Suicidal and Nonsuicidal Self‐Injury in Iraq/Afghanistan‐Era Veterans with and without Mental Health Disorders
Author(s) -
Kimbrel Nathan A.,
Meyer Eric C.,
DeBeer Bryann B.,
Gulliver Suzy B.,
Morissette Sandra B.
Publication year - 2018
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.12345
Subject(s) - psychiatry , depression (economics) , injury prevention , cannabis , poison control , alcohol use disorder , medicine , clinical psychology , suicide prevention , occupational safety and health , mental health , psychology , alcohol , medical emergency , biochemistry , chemistry , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
The objective of this study was to assess the association between cannabis use disorder ( CUD ) and self‐injury among veterans. As expected, after adjusting for sex, age, sexual orientation, combat exposure, traumatic life events, traumatic brain injury, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, alcohol use disorder, and noncannabis drug use disorder, CUD was significantly associated with both suicidal (OR = 3.10, p = .045) and nonsuicidal (OR = 5.12, p = .009) self‐injury. CUD was the only variable significantly associated with self‐injury in all three models examined. These findings are consistent with prior research among civilians and suggest that CUD may also increase veterans’ risk for self‐injurious behavior.