TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Headache complaints and the risk of suicidal thoughts or behaviors
JO  - Journal of nervous and mental disease
A1  - Woolley, Stephen B.
A1  - Fredman, Lisa
A1  - Goethe, John W.
A1  - Lincoln, Alisa K.
A1  - Heeren, Timothy
SP  - 822
EP  - 828
VL  - 196
IS  - 11
N2  - The association between severe headaches and suicidal thoughts or behaviors is generally attributed to underlying depression, but it is plausible that severe headaches can lead to suicidal thoughts/behaviors, independent of the effects of psychiatric conditions. This association has been observed in only 1 previous study. Our multivariate analysis examined the longitudinal association between severe headaches and development of suicidal thoughts/behaviors over a period of 1 to 2 years among 6832 community-dwelling adults interviewed during the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study. Severe headaches were significantly associated with developing suicidal thoughts/behaviors after adjusting for psychiatric diagnoses and demographics [adjusted odds ratio (ORa) = 1.48; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.04, 2.11], or additionally adjusting for interaction between anxiety and depression (ORa = 1.52; 95% CI = 1.07, 2.16). These results suggest that individuals with severe headaches should be screened for suicidal thoughts/behaviors, irrespective of the presence of a psychiatric condition.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3018
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0b013e31818b4e4f
ID  - ref1
ER  -