TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - An investigation into the bidirectional relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and suicidal ideation: a nine year study
JO  - Journal of anxiety disorders
A1  - Schafer, Katherine Musacchio
A1  - Clancy, Kevin J.
A1  - Joiner, Thomas
SP  - e102510
EP  - e102510
VL  - 85
IS  - 
N2  - Suicide is the second leading cause of death in adolescents; a frequent precursor of suicide is suicidal ideation (SI). Literature indicates that Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and SI are robust cross-sectional correlates of one another, with PTSD often being conceptualized as a risk factor (i.e., conferring risk) for SI. Indeed, PTSD is a well-established risk factor for SI; however, SI is an understudied risk factor for PTSD. It is possible that, yet unknown if, PTSD and SI promote each other over time in a bidirectional fashion. We investigated the bidirectional longitudinal associations between PTSD and SI in a large, diverse sample, who at baseline were adolescents. Participants were interviewed between 1995 and 1998 and again between 2004 and 2008. We hypothesized that PTSD and SI would be cross-sectionally, longitudinally, and bidirectionally related and that the number of traumas endorsed at baseline would be positively associated with PTSD and SI at baseline and follow-up. Indeed, PTSD and SI were cross-sectionally correlated at baseline, but not follow-up. PTSD predicted SI over nine years; however, SI during adolescence did not predict PTSD in adulthood. Finally, poly-trauma endorsed at baseline was associated with increased risk of SI, but not PTSD, over nine years.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0887-6185
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2021.102510
ID  - ref1
ER  -