Suicide Attempts in the US Army During the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, 2004 to 2009.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The rate of suicide attempts in the US Army increased sharply during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Research on this important health outcome has been hampered by the lack of integration among Army administrative data systems.

Objective

To identify risk factors for suicide attempts among active-duty members of the regular Army from January 1, 2004, through December 31, 2009.

Design, setting, and participants

This longitudinal, retrospective cohort study, as part of the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (STARRS), used individual-level person-month records from Army and Department of Defense administrative data systems to examine sociodemographic, service-related, and mental health predictors of medically documented suicide attempt

SUBMITTER: Ursano RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4558209 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature