By the Numbers: 29 July 2024
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The rate at which 'Individuals with TBI" ARE "more likely to die by suicide than the general population," according to statistics quoted in a article published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation -- Suicide Attempts and Ideation Among Veterans/Service Members and Non-Veterans Over 5 Years Following Traumatic Brain Injury: A Combined NIDILRR and VA TBI Model Systems Study.
Reports of lifetime rates of SA after TBI have ranged from 8% to 26%, with 1.6% of individuals reporting SA in the past year. Reported rates of SI after TBI range from 7% to 33%, with 25% of individuals experiencing SI in the first year after injury.
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Veterans with TBI are 1.55 to 2.19 times more likely to die by suicide than those without TBI.
2x to 4x
The rate at which 'Individuals with TBI" ARE "more likely to die by suicide than the general population," according to statistics quoted in a article published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation -- Suicide Attempts and Ideation Among Veterans/Service Members and Non-Veterans Over 5 Years Following Traumatic Brain Injury: A Combined NIDILRR and VA TBI Model Systems Study.
Reports of lifetime rates of SA after TBI have ranged from 8% to 26%, with 1.6% of individuals reporting SA in the past year. Reported rates of SI after TBI range from 7% to 33%, with 25% of individuals experiencing SI in the first year after injury.
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Veterans with TBI are 1.55 to 2.19 times more likely to die by suicide than those without TBI.
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Veterans with TBI are 1.55 to 2.19 times more likely to die by suicide than those without TBI.