Work-related musculoskeletal injury and suicide: opportunities for intervention and therapeutic jurisprudence.
This article presents evidence for the existence of a common trajectory from work-related musculoskeletal injury to suicide. Specifically, it is argued that the pathway from injury to suicide is typically mediated by three critical events: unsuccessful return to work; the development of chronic pain or disability; and suicidal ideation in the context of chronic pain. The moderating influence of systemic factors is also examined, along with opportunities for intervention at the individual and systemic levels, the latter arising from a therapeutic jurisprudence perspective.
Prevention Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University and Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine. marieclaire.davis@gmail.com
Marie-Claire
MC
Davis
Joseph Elias
JE
Ibrahim
David
D
Ranson
Joan
J
Ozanne-Smith
Virginia
V
Routley
D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000523:psychology*; D062707:Return to Work; D000092864:Suicide Prevention