title: Correlates of suicidal ideation in physically injured trauma survivors.
abstract: Epidemiologic studies have documented that injury survivors are at increased risk for suicide. We evaluated 206 trauma survivors to examine demographic, clinical, and injury characteristics associated with suicidal ideation during hospitalization and across 1 year. Results indicate that mental health functioning, depression symptoms, and history of mental health services were associated with suicidal ideation in the hospital; being a parent was a protective factor. Pre-injury posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, assaultive injury mechanism, injury-related legal proceedings, and physical pain were significantly associated with suicidal ideation across 1 year. Readily identifiable risk factors early after traumatic injury may inform hospital-based screening and intervention procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Sciences, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: Kyl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dinsio
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: Frederick P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Rivara
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Love
authors.forename: Collin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McFadden
authors.forename: Leiszle
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lapping-Carr
authors.forename: Roselyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: Douglas F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Zatzick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013997:Time Factors; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*