title: Pathways to suicidal behavior in posttraumatic stress disorder.
abstract: This study investigated paths to suicidal behavior in 94 civilian participants with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Two statistical modeling programs, TETRAD II version 2.1 and Mplus 5.21 were used to construct a working model of suicide in PTSD. Two paths to suicidal behavior were identified. In the first path, suicidal behavior was directly associated with greater life impairment, which in turn was associated with poorer occupational and social functioning. In the second path, suicidal behavior was directly associated with depressive symptoms, which in turn were associated with more severe PTSD symptoms. Psychotropic medication, employment status, and threat to life further contributed to the model. The findings suggest that negative perceptions of functional impairment and depression are strongly associated with suicidal behavior in PTSD.
authors: School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford.
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Panagioti
authors: Patricia A
authors: PA
authors: Gooding
authors: Graham
authors: G
authors: Dunn
authors: Nicholas
authors: N
authors: Tarrier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000209:etiology*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires