Suicide Behavior and Chronic Pain

• DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000000799
• Publication Date: 2018-02-02T16:03:30Z
• Authors: Margaret Legarreta; Elliott Bueler; Jennifer DiMuzio; Erin McGlade; Deborah Yurgelun-...
• Keywords: McGill Pain Questionnaire; Pain catastrophizing

This study examined differences in suicidal ideation (SI) and suicide attempts (SAs) among veterans with chronic pain. Pain-specific variables, including catastrophic thinking, disability, sensory, affective, evaluative pain descriptors, were a focus. Structured diagnostic clinical interviews conducted to examine SI/SA mental health. Veterans completed the Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale assess Axis I symptoms behavior(s). Self-report questionnaires used evaluate participants' subjective experience of pain, which included McGill Pain Questionnaire, Catastrophizing Scale, Disability Index. The findings add previous literature by suggesting pain-related thinking specifically is related elevated risk SA, whereas affective sensory are associated SI. results support need from multifaceted perspective different experiences such as constructs, when discussing veterans.