Suicide Risk Among Veterans Who Receive Evidence-Based Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Suicide rates are increased for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). To inform Veterans Health Administration (VHA) operations, it is important to assess whether suicide risk for veterans differs by receipt of evidence-based treatments.

Objective

To assess suicide risks among veterans in VHA care with new PTSD diagnoses who initiated or received an adequate course of evidence-based psychotherapy (cognitive processing therapy or prolonged exposure [CPT/PE]).

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study of veterans in VHA care evaluated suicide risk through 2020 for veterans with initial PTSD diagnoses during 2016-2019. Data collection and analyses were performed from March 22 to November 22, 2023. The population consisted of veterans wh

SUBMITTER: Saulnier KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11672158 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature