2023
Risk factors for suicide among veterans living with and without HIV: a nested case-control study
Smith A, Goulet J, Vlahov D, Justice A, Womack J. Risk factors for suicide among veterans living with and without HIV: a nested case-control study. AIDS And Behavior 2023, 28: 115-124. PMID: 37751112, PMCID: PMC11289766, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-023-04164-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV-specific risk factorsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyCase-control studyRisk factorsRisk of suicideAging Cohort StudyDiagnosis of HIVMost risk factorsUse of benzodiazepinesConditional logistic regressionMental health treatmentSubstance use disordersPrevious suicide attemptsCohort studyHIV statusRates of suicideHigh prevalenceGeneral populationUse disordersHealth treatmentAffective disordersHIVSuicide attemptsLogistic regressionPWH
2021
Suicide and Seizures
Bornovski Y, Jackson-Shaheed E, Argraves S, Hitchins A, Tolchin B, Galluzzo D, Cheung KH, Goulet J, Skanderson M, Brandt CA, Pugh MJ, Altalib H. Suicide and Seizures. Neurology Clinical Practice 2021, 11: 372-376. PMID: 34840864, PMCID: PMC8610527, DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000001070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychogenic nonepileptic seizuresSuicide-related behaviorsCohort studyRates of suicideRelative riskHigh riskVeterans Health Administration (VHA) servicesRetrospective cohort studyComparison groupNational cohort studyStandardized mortality ratioGeneral veteran populationIllicit drug abusePosttraumatic stress disorderElectronic health recordsDecreased riskPsychotropic medicationsMortality ratioMajor depressionNonepileptic seizuresAlcohol abuseVeteran populationEpilepsySeizuresPoisson regression