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The Relationship Between PTSD and Suicide

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Resource Type: Documents and Publications

Focus Population: Behavioral Health Leaders, Peers, People experiencing Suicidal Urges

Topics: Behavioral Health Organizational Guidance Docs, Suicide Postvention, Suicide Prevention, Trauma-informed

Designed for mental health professionals and researchers, this online fact sheet provides information about trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and Suicidal Thinking, Behavior, Attempts. It presents Suicidal Thinking, Behavior, Attempts statistics, identifies types of trauma associated with increased risk of Suicidal Thinking, Behavior, Attempts (e.g., military sexual trauma), explores research on whether PTSD increases Suicidal Thinking, Behavior, Attempts risk, and highlights types of treatment for PTSD that may also lower risk for Suicidal Thinking, Behavior, Attempts.