A Preliminary Investigation of Suicidality in Psychiatrically Hospitalized Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury

The objective of this study was to explore suicidal behaviors documented at time of discharge from acute psychiatric hospitalization. Data from 114 acute psychiatric admissions were reviewed for 22 veterans with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Information extracted included presence of su...

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Published in:Archives of suicide research 2008-10, Vol.12 (4), p.336-343
Main Authors: Gutierrez, Peter M., Brenner, Lisa A., Huggins, Joseph A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Behavioural psychology
Brain
Brain Injuries - epidemiology
Brain Injuries - psychology
Comorbidity
Female
Hospitals, Veterans
Humans
Injuries
Inpatients - psychology
Inpatients - statistics & numerical data
Male
Mental health
Middle Aged
Parasuicide
Psychiatric hospitals
Reproducibility of Results
Selfinjury
Severity of Illness Index
Suicidal ideation
Suicide
Suicide, Attempted - psychology
Suicide, Attempted - statistics & numerical data
Trauma
Traumatic brain injury
United States - epidemiology
Veterans
Veterans - psychology
Veterans - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:The objective of this study was to explore suicidal behaviors documented at time of discharge from acute psychiatric hospitalization. Data from 114 acute psychiatric admissions were reviewed for 22 veterans with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Information extracted included presence of suicidal ideation, nature of suicide attempts, and TBI characteristics. The Lethality of Suicide Attempt Rating Scale was used to classify veterans' non-lethal self-harm behavior. Post-TBI, 6 patients (27.3%) made a total of 14 suicide attempts. Half of those attempts required wounds being sutured, stomach lavage, or other medical attention. Clinicians and researchers are strongly encouraged to focus increased attention on suicide prevention in those with a history of TBI.
ISSN:1381-1118
1543-6136
DOI:10.1080/13811110802324961