Citation

Lawrence DW, Hutchison MG. JAMA Neurol. 2019; 76(7): 870-871.

Affiliation

Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American Medical Association)

DOI

10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.1449

PMID

31180472

Abstract

To the Editor Fralick and colleagues provide a summary and meta-analysis of the association between concussion and suicide outcomes. This study summated the evidence on suicidality following concussion, and we commend the authors on their comprehensive review. The authors reported a relative risk of suicide associated with a history of concussion of 2.03 (95% CI, 1.47-2.80; P < .001).

To our knowledge, absolute risk increases were not reported or interpreted in this article...

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