• Author: Michael D. Anestis
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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 …

Posttraumatic stress symptoms relate to acquired suicide capability through dissociation and alcohol use in the National Guard

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: National Guard members face unique challenges of psychological trauma and rapid transitions between military and civilian life. These challenges may …

Predictors of recent mental health service utilization among firearm-owning US service members with high levels of psychological distress

Abstract: Introduction: Service members with mental health difficulties and access to a firearm are at an increased risk for suicide. Mental healthcare providers are …

Development of a peer-delivered lethal means counseling intervention for firearm owning Veterans: Peer engagement and exploration of responsibility and safety (peers)

Abstract: Introduction: This study aimed to adapt and expand an evidence? Based lethal means counseling intervention for peer-delivery among firearm owning Veterans. We further …

Threat perceptions, defensive behaviors, and the perceived suicide prevention value of specific firearm storage practices

Abstract: Introduction: Secure firearm storage has been proposed as a suicide prevention method within the military; however, secure storage practices are uncommon. Service members …

Female military service members and Veterans: Understanding treatment seeking behavior and previous suicide risk among suicide decedents

Abstract: To examine the differences in treatment seeking behaviors, previous suicidal thoughts, previous suicide attempts, and disclosure of suicidal thoughts among female service …

Moral injury and suicidal ideation among female national guard members: Indirect effects of perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness

Abstract: Numerous reports have linked moral injury (i.e., experience or perpetration of a morally unjust event) with suicidal ideation and outcomes; however, little is known …

Self-reported likelihood of a future suicide attempt: The role of plans for suicide

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The present study seeks to add to the existing literature by determining if having a plan for suicide, is associated with an individual's self-reported …

Determining who military service members deem credible to discuss firearm safety for suicide prevention

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To examine rankings of credible sources for discussing secure storage within a representative sample of firearm-owning service members, and examine how …

Project Safe Guard: Challenges and opportunities of a universal rollout of peer‐delivered lethal means safety counseling at a US military installation

Abstract: Introduction: The US Department of Defense recommends lethal means safety counseling (LMSC) to promote firearm injury prevention via secure storage of personal firearms. …

Project safe guard: Challenges and opportunities of a universal rollout of peer-delivered lethal means safety counseling at a US military installation

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The US Department of Defense recommends lethal means safety counseling (LMSC) to promote firearm injury prevention via secure storage of personal firearms. …

Military community engagement to prevent firearm-related violence: Adaptation of project safe guard for service members

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Suicide, especially by firearm, remains a leading cause of death in military populations in the USA. Reducing access to firearms, especially during high risk …