Citation

Davis MC, Ibrahim JE, Ranson D, Ozanne-Smith J, Routley VH. J. Law Med. 2013; 21(1): 110-121.

Affiliation

Prevention Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University and Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine. marieclaire.davis@gmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Thompson - LBC Information Services)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

24218786

Abstract

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.

Language: en