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ArticlePsychiatry research2023

Nonsuicidal self-injury methods among U.S. Veterans: Latent class analysis and associations with psychosocial outcomes.

Rachel L Zelkowitz, Tate F Halverson, Tapan A Patel, Jean C Beckham, Patrick S Calhoun, Mary Jo Pugh, Nathan A Kimbrel

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Article in Psychiatry research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Rachel L ZelkowitzWomen's Health Sciences Division, National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Boston Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: rachel.zelkowitz@va.gov.
Tate F HalversonDurham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, NC, USA; VA Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Tapan A PatelDepartment of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
Jean C BeckhamDurham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA; VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation, Durham, NC, USA.
Patrick S CalhounDurham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, NC, USA; VA Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA; VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation, Durham, NC, USA.
Mary Jo PughVA Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Nathan A KimbrelDurham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, NC, USA; VA Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA; VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation, Durham, NC, USA.
Duke University · USDurham VA Health Care System · USFlorida State University · USUniversity of Utah · USVA Boston Healthcare System · US

Funding

BLRD VA I01 BX000377BLRD VA IK6 BX003777CSRD VA IK2 CX002439CSRD VA IK6 CX002767HSRD VA I01 HX001682
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a debilitating concern among U.S. veterans, with wall/object-punching commonly endorsed as an NSSI method. We examined how this behavior relates to other NSSI methods and psychosocial outcomes. We conducted a latent class analysis (LCA) of NSSI methods among 1,138 Gulf War Era veterans, (77.9% male), 21.7% of whom endorsed lifetime NSSI. We categorized classes based on their associations with age, sex, combat and military sexual assault exposure, then examined the association of class membership with psychosocial indicators. LCA results supported four classes: 1) High punching/banging NSSI (2.5%); 2) Multimethod NSSI methods (6.3%); 3) High-risk, multimethod NSSI (3.1%); and 4) Low-risk NSSI (88.1%). Psychosocial indicators (suicide attempt, ideation, possible depressive or posttraumatic stress disorders, poor psychosocial functioning) were worse for members of the NSSI classes versus those in the low-risk group. A subset of U.S. veterans may engage in NSSI primarily via punching/banging methods. All patterns of NSSI engagement were associated with negative psychosocial outcomes relative to those in the low-risk class of the behavior.

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Military PersonnelSelf-Injurious BehaviorVeteransFemaleHumansLatent Class AnalysisMaleRisk FactorsSuicidal IdeationDepressionFunctioningPTSDSuicide

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PMID37890405
PMCPMC11846669
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