Suicidality in people surviving a traumatic brain injury: Prevalence, risk factors and implications for clinical management

To date, little evidence exists for the role of pre-morbid psychopathology, neuropathology, neuropsychological impairments or post-injury psychosocial factors as major risk factors for post-injury suicidality. Finally, there has been little empirical examination of approaches to suicide prevention. Therefore, current best practice is based on clinical judgement and the untested extrapolation of prevention approaches from other clinical populations.