Intentional Self-Harm Among US Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Retrospective Cohort Study From 2008 to 2017
Rawat B, Reisman J, Pogoda T, Liu W, Rongali S, Aseltine R, Chen K, Tsai J, Berlowitz D, Yu H, Carlson K. Intentional Self-Harm Among US Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Retrospective Cohort Study From 2008 to 2017. JMIR Public Health And Surveillance 2023, 9: e42803. PMID: 37486751, PMCID: PMC10407646, DOI: 10.2196/42803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain Injuries, TraumaticHumansRetrospective StudiesSelf-Injurious BehaviorStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeteransConceptsTraumatic brain injurySelf-harm diagnosisVeterans Health AdministrationPrior traumatic brain injuryPosttraumatic stress disorderVHA health careIndex dateVHA utilizationHealth care encountersPTSD diagnosisUS veteransBrain injuryPrevalence of TBICharlson Comorbidity Index scoreUS Veterans Health AdministrationStress disorderComorbidity Index scoreRetrospective cohort studyAdjusted odds ratioHealth careSuicide prevention effortsVHA visitCohort studyPotential confoundersInjury codes