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Examining the efficacy of a digital therapeutic to prevent suicidal ideation and behaviors in a primary care setting: Design and methodology of a randomized controlled trial with military service members

Abstract: Suicide is a leading cause of death among active-duty military personnel. Although specialty mental health services are readily available, primary care clinics represent …

Brief cognitive behavioral therapy for suicidal military personnel and Veterans: The Military Suicide Prevention Intervention Research (MSPIRE) randomized clinical trial

Abstract: Importance US military personnel and veterans have higher rates of suicide than the general population. Previous trials support the efficacy of brief cognitive behavioral …

Firearms, alcohol, suicide, and intimate partner violence perpetration among service members: Military partner experiences

Abstract: U.S. Armed Forces members experience specific demands and stressors that lead to several risk factors of self-harm or harm against others. Military spouses face unique …

Temporal dynamics of the wish to live and wish to die signal near-term increases in suicidal thinking in a Veteran sample

Abstract: Preventing suicide is challenging because there are no ways to reliably determine when someone is about transition from a lower to higher risk state. Dynamic interactions …

Brain activation during suicide-specific cognition in trauma-exposed Veterans

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The suicide Implicit Association Test (S-IAT) captures the strength of the implicit identification between self and death and is one of the few …

Rates of sleep disorders based on a structured clinical interview in US active-duty military personnel with acute suicide risk

Abstract: ObjectivesMethodsResultsConclusionsIndividuals who are at higher risk for suicide commonly report sleep disorder symptoms. There is a need for increased precision in …

Dynamics of PTSD and autonomic symptoms in a longitudinal US population-based sample

Abstract: Objective: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms can co-occur with somatic symptoms, associations which may be partly due to threat-responsive changes in the …

Detecting simulated underreporting on the Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory-3 (MMPI-3) in Veterans with past-month death/suicide ideation

Abstract: Background: We continue to have limited success in identifying Veterans at high risk of suicide, due in part to reticence of disclosing suicidal ideation. AIMS: This …

Written exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress symptoms and suicide risk: a randomized controlled trial with high-risk patients admitted to a military inpatient psychiatric unit

Abstract: Introduction: Active duty service members who are psychiatrically hospitalized for suicide are at the highest risk for suicide death following discharge. It is essential …

How do active duty Army personnel view the relationships between firearms and suicide? The role of sociopsychological factors, firearm ownership status, and lifetime history of suicidal thoughts and behaviors

Abstract: Background: Firearms are the primary method by which US military personnel die by suicide, and those at highest risk tend to store firearms unsafely. Promoting secure …

Individual differences in affect during suicidal and nonsuicidal states among military personnel and Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Abstract: Objective: This study examined individual differences in affect during nonsuicidal and suicidal states among 116 military personnel and veterans diagnosed with …

Resilience and vulnerability: Suicide-specific cognitions in a nationally representative sample of US military Veterans

Abstract: Objective: US military veterans are at elevated risk for suicide. High levels of suicide-specific cognitions, an indicator of chronic suicide risk, have been found to …