Trauma and suicidality in war affected communities.
Eur Psychiatry
; 28(8): 514-20, 2013 Oct.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22986125
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The aim was to assess whether experiences of war trauma remain directly associated with suicidality in war affected communities when other risk factors are considered. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
In the main sample 3313 participants from former Yugoslavia who experienced war trauma were recruited using a random sampling in five Balkan countries. In the second sample 854 refugees from former Yugoslavia recruited through registers and networking in three Western European countries. Sociodemographic and data on trauma exposure, psychiatric diagnoses and level of suicidality were assessed.RESULTS:
In the main sample 113 participants (3.4%) had high suicidality, which was associated with number of potentially traumatic war experiences (odds ratio 1.1) and war related imprisonment (odds ratio 3) once all measured risk factors were considered. These associations were confirmed in the refugee sample with a higher suicidality rate (10.2%). DISCUSSION ANDCONCLUSIONS:
Number of potentially traumatic war experiences, in particular imprisonment, may be considered as a relevant risk factor for suicidality in people affected by war.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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Suicide
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Warfare
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Suicidal Ideation
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Eur Psychiatry
Journal subject:
PSIQUIATRIA
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article