Nonsuicidal self-injury as a prospective predictor of suicide attempts in a clinical sample of military personnel

Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a risk factor for suicide attempts, but it has received little attention in military populations, for whom suicide rates have doubled over the past decade. In the current study, the relationship of NSSI with future suicide attempts was prospectively examined in a sample of active duty Soldiers receiving outpatient psychiatric treatment for suicide ideation and/or a recent suicide attempt.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - July 10, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Craig J. Bryan, M. David Rudd, Evelyn Wertenberger, Stacey Young-McCaughon, Alan Peterson Source Type: research