Citation

Selaman ZMH, Chartrand HK, Bolton JM, Sareen J. J. Anxiety Disord. 2014; 28(2): 246-251.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.12.005

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder are at increased risk for suicide attempts. The present study aimed to determine which of the specific DSM-IV symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are independently associated with suicide attempts. Data came from Wave 2 of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC). The NESARC has a sample size of N=. 34. 653. The full sample size included in analyses was 2322 individuals with PTSD. Among individuals with lifetime PTSD, after adjusting for sociodemographic factors, as well as any mood, substance, personality, or anxiety disorder (excluding PTSD), increasing numbers of re-experiencing and avoidance symptoms were significantly correlated with suicide attempts. Of the specific symptoms, having physical reactions by reminders of the trauma, being unable to recall some part of it, and having the sense of a foreshortened future, were all associated with suicide attempts. These findings will help extend our understanding of the elevated risk for suicide attempts in individuals with PTSD. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Risk Factors; United States; Adult; Aged; Female; Male; Middle Aged; adult; human; female; male; epidemiology; Young Adult; Health Surveys; aged; Suicide, Attempted; Suicide attempts; Post-traumatic stress disorder; suicide attempt; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; psychology; posttraumatic stress disorder; mood disorder; risk factor; substance abuse; article; major clinical study; controlled study; disease association; personality disorder; high risk population; avoidance behavior; middle aged; anxiety disorder; health survey; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; cross-sectional study; demography; symptom; sample size; DSM-IV; statistics and numerical data; young adult; Avoidance symptoms; Re-experiencing symptoms