TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Severe pain predicts greater likelihood of subsequent suicide
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Ilgen, Mark A.
A1  - Zivin, Kara
A1  - Austin, Karen L.
A1  - Bohnert, Amy S. B.
A1  - Czyz, Ewa K.
A1  - Valenstein, Marcia
A1  - Kilbourne, Amy M.
SP  - 597
EP  - 608
VL  - 40
IS  - 6
N2  - Using data from the 1999 Large Health Survey of Veterans, Veterans Affairs' medical records, and the National Death Index (N = 260,254), the association between self-reported pain severity and suicide among veterans as examined, after accounting for demographic variables and psychiatric diagnoses. A Cox proportional hazards regression demonstrated that veterans with severe pain were more likely to die by suicide than patients experiencing none, mild, or moderate pain (HR: 1.33; 95% CI: 1.15, 1.54), after controlling for demographic and psychiatric characteristics. These results indicate that pain evaluations should be included in comprehensive suicide assessments and suicide prevention efforts.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2010.40.6.597
ID  - ref1
ER  -