Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 12, Supplement 2 , Pages S36-S42 , December 2007

Acute Pain at Discharge From Hospitalization is a Prospective Predictor of Long-Term Suicidal Ideation After Burn Injury

  • Robert R. Edwards, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Robert R. Edwards, PhD, Dept of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Meyer 1-108, Baltimore, MD 21287
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  • Gina Magyar-Russell, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Johns Hopkins Burn Center, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
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  • Brett Thombs, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Johns Hopkins Burn Center, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
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  • Michael T. Smith, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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  • Radha K. Holavanahalli, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • University of Texas–Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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  • David R. Patterson, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Washington, Harborview Burn Center, Seattle, WA
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  • Patricia Blakeney, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Galveston Burn Center, Shriners Hospitals for Children, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
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  • Dennis C. Lezotte, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Colorado, Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO.
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  • Jennifer A. Haythornthwaite, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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  • James A. Fauerbach, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Johns Hopkins Burn Center, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Image Result

    Percentage of subjects included in specific categories describing the trajectory of SI from discharge to 1-year follow-up. Abbreviations: ASI, active suicidal ideation (thoughts of ending your life);

    Percentage of subjects included in specific categories describing the trajectory of SI from discharge to 1-year follow-up. Abbreviations: ASI, active suicidal ideation (thoughts of ending your life); PSI, passive suicidal ideation (thoughts of death or dying).

  • Image Result
    SF-36 bodily pain scores at discharge as a function of the later course of SI. NOTE. The SF-36 subscales are scored such that higher scores reflect better functioning, less pain, etc. Abbreviation: BP

    SF-36 bodily pain scores at discharge as a function of the later course of SI. NOTE. The SF-36 subscales are scored such that higher scores reflect better functioning, less pain, etc. Abbreviation: BP, bodily pain. *P<.05; P<.01.

 Supported by Burn Model Systems grants from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education (grant no. H133A020101), and by the National Institutes of Health (grants nos. AR 051315, NS02225).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(07)00441-8

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.05.031

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 12, Supplement 2 , Pages S36-S42 , December 2007