Optimism, Sociability, and the Risk of Future Suicide Attempt among U.S. Army Soldiers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Most research on suicide attempts among U.S. service members has been focused on risk factors that occur during service. There is an important gap in our understanding of premilitary factors, such as personality characteristics, that may be associated with future suicide attempt risk during service. Of particular importance is identifying risk factors for the 1/3 of suicide attempters who never receive a mental health diagnosis (MH-Dx)-and therefore are not identified as having a mental health problem in the military healthcare system-prior to their suicide attempt.

Materials and methods

Using two components of the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers, we examined the association of personality facets from the Tailored Adaptive Personality

SUBMITTER: Naifeh JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11221425 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature