Researchers found that people with head injuries were 21 % more likely to attempt suicide than those without.
Brain Injuries Linked with Potential Risk of Suicide
Researchers found that people with head injuries were 21 % more likely to attempt suicide than those without.
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Adults who experience a head injury face a substantially higher risk of attempting suicide compared to those without such injuries, according to the findings from a new UK-based study.
Published in Neurology, the study was led by University of Birmingham researchers. The paper is the first of its kind to examine suicide risk across all types of head injuries in the general population, moving beyond the traditional focus on traumatic brain injuries( TBIs) in military, athletic or hospital settings.
The population-based matched cohort study used nationally represented electronic primary health care records from more than 1.8 million adults, linked with Hospital Episode Statistics and Office for National Statistics data.
Researchers found that people with head injuries were 21 % more likely to attempt suicide than those without, after analyzing data across a 20-year period.