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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

Westermair, Anna Lisa; Matzkeit, Nico; Waldmann, Annika; Stang, Felix; Mailänder, Peter; Schweiger, Ulrich; Kisch, Tobias (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.

Abstract

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 out the revised Impact of Event Scale and reported other known PTSD risk factors. Mental morbidity and intentionality of the injury were determined by psychiatric consultation during the index hospitalization.
Results

Fifty‐one patients were followed up (72.5% male, 92.2% Caucasian, mean age at injury 42.3 ± 17.5 years, 72.5% accidental injuries), on average 4.2 ± 2.9 years after their injury. The intentionality of the injury alone predicted the severity of intrusions, avoidance, hyperarousal, and probable PTSD (aOR = 14.0).
Conclusions

Traumatization in the context of a suicide attempt may be a hitherto unknown PTSD risk factor. Patients after suicide attempts, especially medically serious attempts, should be monitored for PTSD symptoms.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine
Dewey Decimal Classification:610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Social Sciences & Humanities > Clinical Psychology
Health Sciences > Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health Sciences > Psychiatry and Mental Health
Uncontrolled Keywords:Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental health
Language:English
Date:1 August 2020
Deposited On:19 Nov 2020 15:19
Last Modified:08 Sep 2024 03:41
Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
ISSN:0363-0234
OA Status:Hybrid
Free access at:Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply.
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12630
PubMed ID:32147883
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