Citation

Bryson CN, Cramer RJ, Schmidt AT. Death Stud. 2017; 41(7): 399-405.

Affiliation

c Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Philosophy , Sam Houston State University , Huntsville , TX , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07481187.2017.1320340

PMID

28426348

Abstract

The present paper investigates the traumatic brain injury (TBI)-suicide link, assessing whether: (a) TBI accounts for variance in suicide risk, and (b) The Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide can be applied to TBI status. Matched case-control procedures applied to archival college student health data identified TBI and non-TBI subsamples (84 total). Individuals with a TBI possessed higher suicide risk than those without. Even accounting for the relative influence of strong suicide risk factors (i.e., depression, perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, and acquired capability), TBI was robustly associated with suicide risk. TBI history would be valuable to ascertain in assessing suicide risk.

Language: en

Keywords

acquired capability; perceived burdensomeness; suicide; thwarted belonging; traumatic brain injury