2024
The association of pain screening and pain level with suicide among US veterans with comorbid musculoskeletal and bipolar disorder diagnoses
Abel E, Travaglini L, Snow J, Goulet J. The association of pain screening and pain level with suicide among US veterans with comorbid musculoskeletal and bipolar disorder diagnoses. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 369: 429-435. PMID: 39389110, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.10.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationBipolar disorder diagnosisPain screeningPain severity ratingsMusculoskeletal disordersSuicide mortalityPain severityRelative risk of suicideDisorder diagnosisVHA databaseMusculoskeletal disorder diagnosisSuicide riskActual medication useAssociation of painSuicide prevention effortsRisk of suicideHighest suicide ratesHigher suicide riskSuicide risk factorsRetrospective cohort studySubstance use disordersHealth AdministrationPain diagnosisPoisson regressionUS veterans
2019
Gender Differences in Suicide and Self-Directed Violence Risk Among Veterans With Post-traumatic Stress and Substance Use Disorders
Ronzitti S, Loree AM, Potenza MN, Decker SE, Wilson SM, Abel EA, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Goulet JL. Gender Differences in Suicide and Self-Directed Violence Risk Among Veterans With Post-traumatic Stress and Substance Use Disorders. Women's Health Issues 2019, 29: s94-s102. PMID: 31253249, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2019.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderGender-related differencesSelf-directed violenceTreatment strategiesCox proportional hazards regression modelProportional hazards regression modelsDiagnosis of PTSDWomen Veterans Cohort StudyHazards regression modelsSubstance use disordersSubgroups of veteransHazard ratioCohort studySuicidal behavior riskDecreased riskClinical variablesPotential confoundersHigh prevalenceUse disordersWomen veteransPost-traumatic stressNumber of womenPTSD diagnosisSuicidal behaviorSuicide risk