2021
Prevalence and Trends in Suicidal Behavior Among US Military Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Nichter B, Hill ML, Na PJ, Kline AC, Norman SB, Krystal JH, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Prevalence and Trends in Suicidal Behavior Among US Military Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Psychiatry 2021, 78: 1218-1227. PMID: 34431973, PMCID: PMC8387942, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.2332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS military veteransCOVID-19 infectionCohort studySuicidal behaviorPast-year suicide ideationRisk factorsMilitary veteransPopulation-based prospective cohort studyCOVID-19 pandemicSuicide ideationSuicide attemptsProspective cohort studyLifetime posttraumatic stress disorderStrong risk factorCOVID-19 public health emergencyLow social supportPosttraumatic stress disorderPublic health emergencyAlcohol use disorder severityUS veteransNational HealthMAIN OUTCOMESuicide attempt historyVeterans StudyCOVID-19-related variables
2018
The PHQ-9 Item 9 based screening for suicide risk: a validation study of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)−9 Item 9 with the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
Na PJ, Yaramala SR, Kim JA, Kim H, Goes FS, Zandi PP, Voort J, Sutor B, Croarkin P, Bobo WV. The PHQ-9 Item 9 based screening for suicide risk: a validation study of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)−9 Item 9 with the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS). Journal Of Affective Disorders 2018, 232: 34-40. PMID: 29477096, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.02.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPregnancyReference StandardsRegistriesReproducibility of ResultsRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificitySocioeconomic FactorsSuicidal IdeationSuicideSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultConceptsPatient Health QuestionnaireColumbia-Suicide Severity Rating ScaleSeverity Rating ScaleSuicide riskItem 9Health QuestionnaireRating ScaleGold standardOverall poor resultsSuicide ideationClinical characteristicsOverall cohortCare registriesPHQ-9Depressed patientsClinical subgroupsSuicide itemPatientsPassive thoughtsSurrogate measureRiskPoor resultsFurther investigationIdeationAssessment tool