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Comment & Response
June 10, 2019

Absolute Risk Estimates of the Association Between Concussion and Suicide

Author Affiliations
  • 1David L. MacIntosh Sport Medicine Clinic, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 2Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 3Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
JAMA Neurol. 2019;76(7):870-871. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.1449

To the Editor Fralick and colleagues1 provide a summary and meta-analysis of the association between concussion and suicide outcomes. This study summated the evidence on suicidality following concussion, and we commend the authors on their comprehensive review. The authors reported a relative risk of suicide associated with a history of concussion of 2.03 (95% CI, 1.47-2.80; P &±ô³Ù; .001).1 To our knowledge, absolute risk increases were not reported or interpreted in this article.1

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