Suicide Ideation and Deliberate Self-Harm among Ex-Prisoners of War

Yossi Levi-Belz; Gadi Zerach; Zahava Solomon

doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2013.845123

Suicide Ideation and Deliberate Self-Harm among Ex-Prisoners of War

Yossi Levi-Belz, Gadi Zerach, Zahava Solomon

Tel Aviv University, Ariel University

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Abstract

The current study aims to assess the relations among war captivity, PTSD, suicidal ideation (SI), and deliberate self-harm (DSH) among former prisoners of war (ex-POWs). Israeli ex-POWs (N = 176) and a matched control group of combat veterans (controls; N = 118) were assessed using self-report measures. Ex-POWs with PTSD reported higher levels of both SI and DSH compared to ex-POWs and comparable veterans without PTSD. Furthermore, captivity-related variables as well as PTSD symptom clusters were positively related to both SI and DSH. However, only loss of emotional control in captivity and posttraumatic intrusion and emotional numbing symptoms, predicted SI. Ex-POWs with PTSD endorse high levels of SI and DSH. Among ex-POWs, both SI and DSH share similar captivity-related and posttraumatic symptoms correlates but only posttraumatic intrusion and emotional numbing symptoms predict SI.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	231-248
Number of pages	18
Journal	Archives of Suicide Research
Volume	19
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2013.845123
State	Published - 3 Apr 2015

Keywords

captivity
deliberate self-harm
posttraumatic stress disorder
prisoners of war
suicide ideation

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Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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