Abstract: Suicide remains a significant public health problem for the United States military. Trauma-related diagnoses such as acute stress disorder (ASD) or posttraumatic stress …
Abstract: Objective: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system established policies to include patient record flags (PRFs) for high suicide risk in the …
Abstract: The impact of service member suicides on families is not well understood. Civilian studies have demonstrated that family survivors of suicide deaths experience …
Abstract: Suicide in Canada’s Armed Forces Veteran population is tragic and a top public health concern for Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC). Collaborative efforts by …
Abstract: Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death with 42,773 reported deaths in the United States in 2014, half of those by firearm. Although veterans comprise only 13% of the …
Abstract: Objective: To investigate suicide and mortality risk in deployed military veterans versus non-deployed comparators who had gone through military conscription testing. …
Abstract: Many American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities experience high suicide rates. However, there is little discussion in epidemiological and empirical literature …
Abstract: Suicide is a significant public health problem among U.S. veterans. A recent Department of Veterans Affairs report, for example, indicates that 20 veterans commit …
Abstract: Background: Although reassuring data on suicide risk in UK veterans of the 1982 Falklands conflict and 1991 Gulf conflict have been published, there have been few …
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 …
Abstract: This annual Statistical Notice provides summary information on suicides and open verdict deaths that have occurred among serving UK regular Armed Forces personnel during …
Abstract: Numerous mental health disorders plague our veterans when they return from deployment including anxiety and depressive disorders, which have been linked to elevated …