Risk Factors, Methods, and Timing of Suicide Attempts Among US Army Soldiers.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Suicide attempts in the US Army have risen in the past decade. Understanding the association between suicide attempts and deployment, as well as method and timing of suicide attempts, can assist in developing interventions.

Objective

To examine suicide attempt risk factors, methods, and timing among soldiers currently deployed, previously deployed, and never deployed at the time this study was conducted.

Design, setting, and participants

This longitudinal, retrospective cohort study of Regular Army-enlisted soldiers on active duty from 2004 through 2009 used individual-level person-month records to examine risk factors (sociodemographic, service related, and mental health), method, and time of suicide attempt by deployment status (never, currently, and prev

SUBMITTER: Ursano RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4937827 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature