Moral injury and peri- and post-military suicide attempts among post-9/11 veterans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Our goal was to examine the association between moral injury, mental health, and suicide attempts during military service and after separation by gender in post-9/11 veterans.

Methods

A nationally representative sample of 14057 veterans completed a cross-sectional survey. To examine associations of exposure to potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs; witnessing, perpetrating, and betrayal) and suicidal self-directed violence, we estimated two series of multivariable logistic regressions stratified by gender, with peri- and post-military suicide attempt as the dependent variables.

Results

PMIE exposure accounted for additional risk of suicide attempt during and after military service after controlling for demographic and military characteristics, current

SUBMITTER: Maguen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10235653 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature