Risk of Suicide in Patients With Traumatic Injuries
Authors' conclusion
In this cohort study of patients in Norway discharged alive after critical injury, a 9-fold increased risk of suicide after 2 years was observed.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with traumatic injuries admitted to Norwegian hospitals, discharged alivematched cohort
- Participants
- 25,536 vs 247,095
- Exposure
- Patients with traumatic injuries vs matched general-population controls
- Traumatic injuriesn = 25,536
- Controlsn = 247,095reference
- Outcome
- Suicide (Norwegian Cause of Death Registry); CIR with nonsuicidal death as competing event
Methodological detailsmatched cohort (1:10, gender and birth year), inverse probability of treatment weights, Data from 5 Norwegian nationwide health registries and Statistics Norway, 2014–2020; follow-up ≥2 years
- Matched cohort (1:10, gender and birth year)
- Inverse probability of treatment weights
- Data from 5 Norwegian nationwide health registries and Statistics Norway, 2014–2020; follow-up ≥2 years
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Cumulative incidence of suicide
2-year cumulative incidence ratios (CIR)
9.3
95% CI 5.4–13.0
Traumatic injuries
5-year CIR
6.9
95% CI 4.4–9.1
Traumatic injuries
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Age at suicide
P = 0.03
Incidence of suicide, females (subgroup)
P = 0.005
Original publication
Risk of Suicide in Patients With Traumatic Injuries. JAMA Netw Open. Published 2 January 2026. doi:10.
Composed by AI from the published abstract and checked against it. How Briefs are made →