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Traumatizing Oneself—Deep Wrist Injuries Self‐Inflicted with Suicidal Intention are Associated with More Severe PTSD Symptomatology than Similar Injuries from Accidents

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2020
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Westermair, A. L., Matzkeit, N., Waldmann, A., Stang, F., Mailänder, P., Schweiger, U., & Kisch, T. (2020). Traumatizing Oneself—Deep Wrist Injuries Self‐Inflicted with Suicidal Intention are Associated with More Severe PTSD Symptomatology than Similar Injuries from Accidents. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 50(4), 856–866. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12630

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Objective

As suicide attempts by definition entail at least some threat to physical integrity and life, they theoretically qualify as an A1 criterion for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study uses the unique opportunity of deep wrist injuries to quantify the effect of intentionality on PTSD rates by comparing suicide attempt survivors with patients who sustained accidental injuries similar in mechanism, localization, and extent. Method

Patients who had been admitted with an acute deep wrist injury from 2008 to 2016 filled

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50

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4

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856

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866

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental health

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English

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2020-08-01

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2020-11-19

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0363-0234

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Westermair, A. L., Matzkeit, N., Waldmann, A., Stang, F., Mailänder, P., Schweiger, U., & Kisch, T. (2020). Traumatizing Oneself—Deep Wrist Injuries Self‐Inflicted with Suicidal Intention are Associated with More Severe PTSD Symptomatology than Similar Injuries from Accidents. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 50(4), 856–866. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12630

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