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ArticlePloS one2022

Complex pain phenotypes: Suicidal ideation and attempt through latent multimorbidity.

Kangwon Song, Ben J Brintz, Chen-Pin Wang, Donald D McGeary, Cindy A McGeary, Jennifer S Potter, Carlos A Jaramillo, Blessen C Eapen, Mary Jo Pugh

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Kangwon SongDepartment of Pharmacy, AU Medical Center, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-6642-8753
Ben J BrintzDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-4695-0290
Chen-Pin WangDepartment of Population Health Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States of America.
Donald D McGearyDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-9660-2652
Cindy A McGearyDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States of America.
Jennifer S PotterDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States of America.
Carlos A JaramilloDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, United States of America.
Blessen C EapenDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America.
Mary Jo PughDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · USUniversity of Utah · USAugusta University Health · USSouth Texas Veterans Health Care System · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH CENTER FOR CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE-UL1: BPCAUL1RR025764 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI MCCLAIN, DONALD A. · 2008 to 2011
$19.4M
University of Utah Center for Clinical and Translational Science-UL1UL1TR000105 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI MCCLAIN, DONALD A. · 2012 to 2013
$5.1M
Secondary Analysis of Existing Databases in Traumatic Brain Injury to Explore Outcomes Relevant to Medical RehabilitationR21HD089098 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI PUGH, MARY JO · 2016 to 2017
$341k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000105NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR025764NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD089098
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGiven the relatively high rates of suicidal ideation and attempt among people with chronic pain, there is a need to understand the underlying factors to target suicide prevention efforts. To date, no study has examined the association between pain phenotypes and suicide related behaviors among those with mild traumatic brain injuries.

objectiveTo determine if pain phenotypes were independently associated with suicidal ideation / attempt or if comorbidities within the pain phenotypes account for the association between pain phenotypes and suicide related behaviors.

methodsThis is a longitudinal retrospective cohort study of suicide ideation/attempts among pain phenotypes previously derived using general mixture latent variable models of the joint distribution of repeated measures of pain scores and pain medications/treatment. We used national VA inpatient, outpatient, and pharmacy data files for Post-9/11 Veterans with mild traumatic injury who entered VA care between fiscal years (FY) 2007 and 2009. We considered a counterfactual causal modeling framework to assess the extent that the pain phenotypes during years 1-5 of VA care were predictive of suicide ideation/attempt during years 6-8 of VA care conditioned on covariates being balanced between pain phenotypes.

resultsWithout adjustment, pain phenotypes were significant predictors of suicide related behaviors. When we used propensity scores to balance the comorbidities present in the pain phenotypes, the pain phenotypes were no longer significantly associated with suicide related behaviors.

conclusionThese findings suggest that suicide ideation/attempt is associated with pain trajectories primarily through latent multimorbidity. Therefore, it is critical to identify and manage comorbidities (e.g., depression, post-traumatic stress disorder) to prevent tragic outcomes associated with suicide related behaviors throughout the course of chronic pain and mild traumatic brain injury management.

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Brain ConcussionChronic PainHumansMultimorbidityPhenotypeRetrospective StudiesSuicidal Ideation

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