Impulsivity and Psychiatric Diagnoses as Mediators of Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts Among Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury.
Alexandra L AaronsonBridget SmithKelly KreseMeghan BarnhartMaheen AdamsonHarriet de WitNoah S PhilipLisa A BrennerTheresa Bender-PapeAmy A HerroldPublished in: The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences (2024)
These findings suggest that impulsivity, followed by psychiatric diagnoses, most strongly mediate the relationships between TBI and both suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. Impulsivity may be mechanistically related to, and serve as a future treatment target for, suicidality among veterans with TBI.