Adverse childhood experiences, death ideation, and suicide preparatory behaviours among United States military Veterans

Abstract: Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for United States Military Veterans under age 45, and research suggests that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are a major …

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 …

Associations of self-directed violence among traumatic stress correlates: Network analysis and comparison in Veteran men and women

Abstract: Suicidal self-directed violence (SDV) is elevated among those exposed to trauma, making it critical to understand how features of traumatic stress relate to SDV outcomes. …

Suicidal behavior in US Army Special Operations Forces

Abstract: Importance: Research on suicide risk among the US Army’s elite special operations forces (SOF) has been extremely limited. Objective: To examine suicidal behaviors …

Opportunities for enhanced suicide and suicidality surveillance in the Australian Army

Abstract: The prevention of suicide mortality and suicidality (ideation, self-harm, and attempted suicide) is a key concern for the Australian Army. Currently, there are …

Veterans crisis line use among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Veterans: Contact reasons and risk assessment, by gender

Abstract: Suicide rates have increased substantially among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) veterans, as well as among women veterans. The Veterans …

Predictors of non-fatal suicide attempts and alignment with clinician assessments of overall risk: Findings from Veterans' comprehensive suicide risk evaluations

Abstract: This study examined the structured suicide risk assessment utilized by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the Comprehensive Suicide Risk Evaluation (CSRE), as …

Associations of self-directed violence among traumatic stress correlates: Network analysis and comparison in Veteran men and women

Abstract: Suicidal self-directed violence (SDV) is elevated among those exposed to trauma, making it critical to understand how features of traumatic stress relate to SDV outcomes. …

Describing county-level clustering patterns of suicide among Veterans Health Administration patients and all American adults, 2018–2019, using exploratory spatial data analysis

Abstract: Purpose: Veterans account for 7 % of the adult American population but nearly 14 % of the country’s adult suicides. With a distinct geodemographic profile, veterans …

Self-awareness as a measure of exteroception and its relationship to suicide and military performance

Abstract: BACKGROUND: As the Army continues to modernize in the domains of technology, strategy, and training, there remains a need for research that intersects across research …

Adaptive mental health screening in Veterans admitted to an epilepsy monitoring unit

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To describe and characterize results from Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) and Computer Adaptive Diagnosis (CAD) mental health instruments administered to a …

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 …