Medically Documented Suicide Ideation Among U.S. Army Soldiers.
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| Title: | Medically Documented Suicide Ideation Among U.S. Army Soldiers. |
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| Authors: | Ursano, Robert J.1 robert.ursano@usuhs.edu, Kessler, Ronald C.2, Stein, Murray B.3,4, Naifeh, James A.1, Nock, Matthew K.5, Aliaga, Pablo A.1, Fullerton, Carol S.1, Wynn, Gary H.1, Ng, Tsz Hin Hinz1, Dinh, Hieu M.1, Sampson, Nancy A.2, Kao, Tzu‐Cheg6, Schoenbaum, Michael7, McCarroll, James E.1, Cox, Kenneth L.8, Heeringa, Steven G.9, Colpe, Lisa J., Cersovsky, Steven, Benedek, David M., Nikki Benevides, K. |
| Source: | Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior. Oct2017, Vol. 47 Issue 5, p612-628. 17p. 4 Charts, 1 Graph. |
| Subject Terms: | Suicidal behavior in military personnel, American military personnel, Mental health of military personnel, Suicide risk factors, Psychiatric diagnosis, Psychiatric epidemiology, Suicide prevention, Suicide & psychology, Age distribution, Mental health, Research funding, Risk assessment, Sex distribution, Military personnel, Psychology of military personnel, Suicide, Socioeconomic factors, Suicidal ideation |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| Abstract: | We used administrative data to examine predictors of medically documented suicide ideation (SI) among Regular Army soldiers from 2006 through 2009 (N = 10,466 ideators, 124,959 control person-months). Enlisted ideators (97.8% of all cases) were more likely than controls to be female, younger, older when entering service, less educated, never or previously deployed, and have a recent mental health diagnosis. Officer ideators were more likely than controls to be female, younger, younger when entering service, never married, and have a recent mental health diagnosis. Risk among enlisted soldiers peaked in the second month of service and declined steadily, whereas risk among officers remained relatively stable over time. Risk of SI is highest among enlisted soldiers early in Army service, females, and those with a recent mental health diagnosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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