title: Relations Between Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Suicide Attempt Characteristics in a Sample of Recent Suicide Attempters.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is known to be associated with increased risk of death by suicide and suicide attempts, minimal research has focused on comparing recent suicide attempters with and without NSSI on suicide attempt characteristics (frequency and severity of suicide attempts). Understanding how NSSI impacts suicide attempt characteristics can help providers to enhance their assessment and treatment strategies so as to prevent future suicidal behaviors.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The present study investigated the extent to which a history of NSSI was related to the frequency and severity of suicide attempts in a sample of recent suicide attempters.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants included 171 adult patients who presented to the hospital within 24 hr of a suicide attempt. Information about their suicide attempts and NSSI was gathered using self-report questionnaires and interviews.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Suicide attempters with a history of NSSI reported significantly more suicide attempts and more suicide attempts requiring medical attention, after controlling for important clinical covariates.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  NSSI was uniquely associated with suicide attempt characteristics, highlighting the importance of NSSI in suicide assessment, prevention, and treatment efforts.
authors.affiliation: 1 The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Jackson, MS, USA.|2 Hofstra University, Department of Psychology, Hempstead, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Erin F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Ward-Ciesielski
authors.affiliation: 1 The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Jackson, MS, USA.
authors.forename: Julie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.affiliation: 1 The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Jackson, MS, USA.
authors.forename: Courtney L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Bagge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: nonsuicidal self-injury; recent attempters; suicide attempt