• Author: Peter C. Britton
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Treatment adherence and suicide risk in Veterans: Healthy behaviors and social connections as explanatory mechanisms

Abstract: Health dysfunction and poor interpersonal connectedness are consistent risk factors for veteran suicide; however, to the extent that veterans adhere to treatment …

Sex differences in suicide mortality among Vietnam War-era Veterans 1979-2019: A cohort study

Abstract: Background: Suicide mortality among Vietnam War-era veterans has been examined for nearly five decades. Research on sex-based differences in postwar suicide risk among …

Ambivalence about receiving an emergency dispatch following crisis line contact: A needed yet imperfect intervention

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) responders may initiate emergency dispatches when individuals are at high risk for suicide, risk cannot be reduced, and …

Behavioral health care use after initiation of emergency dispatches during Veterans crisis line contacts

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The authors estimated associations between emergency dispatches initiated by Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) responders and use of U.S. Department of Veterans …

Evaluating the effectiveness of safety plans for mitigating suicide risk in two samples of psychiatrically hospitalized military Veterans

Abstract: Although safety plans (SPs), following the Stanley-Brown Safety Planning Intervention protocol, are required for suicidal veterans receiving treatment in the Veterans …

Gender differences in risk and resilience for suicidal thoughts and behaviors: a national longitudinal survey study of United States Veterans with a recent suicide attempt

Abstract: Background: This study reports on gender differences in psychosocial symptoms and suicidal thoughts and behaviors from the first longitudinal, national survey of veterans …

The Veterans Crisis Line: Relations Among Immediate Call Outcomes and Treatment Contact and Utilization Following the Call

Abstract: Objective: Crisis line callers experience reductions in distress and suicidal ideation and utilize more health care following calls. The purpose of this study was to …

Brief relationship support as a selective suicide prevention intervention: Piloting the relationship checkup in veteran couples with relationship and mental health concerns

Abstract: Close relationship problems play a key role in many contemporary theories of suicide. However, the potential of relationship support in suicide prevention is …

Analysis of veterans crisis line data: Temporal factors associated with the initiation of emergency dispatches

Abstract: Purpose: To identify temporal patterns of emergency dispatches as initiated by Veteran Crisis Line (VCL) responders and among moderate- and high-risk contacts. Methods: …

Informing measurement of gender differences in suicide risk and resilience: A national study of United States military veterans

Abstract: To inform measure selection when examining gender differences in suicide risk, this paper evaluates measure performance for a set of gender‐relevant constructs and …

Suicide mortality among male veterans discharged from Veterans Health Administration acute psychiatric units from 2005 to 2010

Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to calculate suicide rates and identify correlates of risk in the year following discharge from acute Veterans Health …

Influences on Call Outcomes among Veteran Callers to the National Veterans Crisis Line

Abstract: The association of caller and call characteristics with proximal outcomes of Veterans Crisis Line calls were examined. From October 1–7, 2010, 665 veterans with recent …