Citation

Brenner LA, Betthauser LM, Homaifar BY, Villarreal E, Harwood JE, Staves PJ, Huggins JA. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2011; 41(4): 416-423.

Affiliation

Lisa A. Brenner, Lisa M. Betthauser, Beeta Y. Homaifar, Pamela J. Staves, Joseph A. Huggins, VA VISN 19 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Denver, CO, USA; Lisa A. Brenner, Beeta Y. Homaifar, Jeri E.F. Harwood, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, USA; EdgarVillarreal, Department of Counseling Psychology, Texas A &M University, College Station, TX, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1943-278X.2011.00041.x

PMID

21599727

Abstract

History of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been found to increase risk of suicidal behavior. The association between suicide attempt history among veterans with PTSD and/or TBI was explored. Cases (N = 81) and 2:1 matched controls (N = 160) were randomly selected from a Veterans Affairs Medical Center clinical database. PTSD history was associated with an increased risk for a suicide attempt (OR = 2.8; 95% CI: 1.5, 5.1). This increased risk was present for those with and without a history of TBI. Results support incorporating PTSD history when assessing suicide risk among veterans with and without TBI.

Language: en