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ArticleComprehensive psychiatry2016

Identifying a physical indicator of suicide risk: Non-suicidal self-injury scars predict suicidal ideation and suicide attempts.

Taylor A Burke, Jessica L Hamilton, Jonah N Cohen, Jonathan P Stange, Lauren B Alloy

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Article in Comprehensive psychiatry, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Taylor A BurkeTemple University, Department of Psychology, 1701 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA. Electronic address: taylor.burke@temple.edu.
Jessica L HamiltonTemple University, Department of Psychology, 1701 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA.
Jonah N CohenTemple University, Department of Psychology, 1701 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA.
Jonathan P StangeTemple University, Department of Psychology, 1701 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA.
Lauren B AlloyTemple University, Department of Psychology, 1701 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA.
Temple University · US

Funding

Risk for Bipolar Disorder: Reward-related Brain Function & Social RhythmsR01MH077908 · NIMH · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI ALLOY, LAUREN BERSH · 2007 to 2017
$5.7M
Inflexibility and Vulnerability to DepressionF31MH099761 · NIMH · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI STANGE, JONATHAN P · 2012 to 2014
$87k
Physiological Markers of Stress Generation and Affect Reactivity in DepressionF31MH106184 · NIMH · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI HAMILTON, JESSICA LEIGH · 2014 to 2015
$64k
NIMH NIH HHS F31 MH099761NIMH NIH HHS F31MH099761NIMH NIH HHS F31 MH106184NIMH NIH HHS F31MH106184NIMH NIH HHS MH77908NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH077908
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSuicide risk is challenging to quantify due to reliance on self-report, which is limited by individuals' lack of insight and the desire to conceal such intentions. Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is one of the most robust predictors of suicidal ideation (SI) and suicide attempts (SA). Although NSSI often leads to permanent scarring, which can be assessed by objective physical examination, no research has examined whether scarring denotes tangible risk for SI and SA. The present study examined whether NSSI scar presence and number predict current SI and SA history. Further, we examined whether brooding would exacerbate the effects of NSSI scarring on SI or SA.

methodsYoung adults (N=231; M=21.24 years; 78% female) completed self-report questionnaires assessing SA history, frequency of NSSI, presence/number of NSSI scars, brooding, current depressive symptoms, and SI.

resultsNSSI scar presence and number predicted current SI and SA history after controlling for current depressive symptoms. Moreover, scar presence and number predicted current SI over and above the effects of SA history and NSSI frequency, method, and medical severity. Further, NSSI scar presence and number predicted SI more strongly among individuals with greater levels of brooding than among individuals with lower levels of brooding.

conclusionsThe presence and number of NSSI scars are objective physical indicators of risk for SI and SAs. Brooding may further heighten the risk of SI for individuals bearing NSSI scars.

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Suicidal IdeationCicatrixDepressionFemaleHumansMaleRisk FactorsSelf-Injurious BehaviorSuicide, AttemptedYoung Adult

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