Temporal sequences of suicidal and nonsuicidal self-injurious thoughts and behaviors among inpatient and community-residing military veterans.
Temporal sequences of suicidal and nonsuicidal self-injurious thoughts and behaviors among inpatient and community-residing military veterans.
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住院和社区退伍军人自杀和非自杀自残想法和行为的时间序列。
DOI:
10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.088
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
6.6
通讯作者:
Marx,BrianP
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作者:
Kearns,JaclynC;Brown,SarahL;Cero,Ian;Gorman,KaitlynR;Nock,MatthewK;Keane,TerenceM;Marx,BrianP
BackgroundSuicidal and nonsuicidal self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITBs) are major health concerns among military veterans yet little is known about the temporal relations among these outcomes. This study examined the temporal relations between suicidal and nonsuicidal SITBs among higher-risk veterans. Specifically, we identified when SITBs emerged and evaluated the role of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) in the medical lethality of suicide attempts (SA), relative risk, and survival time of suicidal SITBs (i.e., suicide ideation [SI], suicide plan, SA).MethodCross-sectional data were collected from two samples examining suicide risk among veterans receiving inpatient psychiatric care (n= 157) and community-residing veterans with current depression and/or past month SI (n= 200). Participants completed an interview to assess SITBs.ResultsSITBs emerged between ages 14-28 years with behaviors emerging, on average, earlier among inpatient veterans. The time lag between SITBs was not significantly different between groups. Inpatient veterans had a significantly shorter time lag from SI to SA. NSSI history predicted an increase in relative risk for all suicidal SITBs and shorter survival time. There was no association between NSSI history and medical lethality of the most serious SA for both groups.LimitationsLimitations included use of cross-sectional, retrospective self-report with age-of-onset endorsed in years and not all SITBs were assessed (e.g., passive SI).ConclusionsVeterans with a NSSI history are at high risk for suicidal SITBs and have a shorter survival time. Results showed thoughts (i.e., NSSI thoughts, SI) emerged before behavior (i.e., NSSI, SA) and NSSI emerged before SA.