Utilization of and barriers to treatment among suicide decedents: Results from the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience Among Servicemembers (Army STARRS).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine suicide decedents' use of mental health treatment and perceived barriers to initiating and maintaining treatment.

Method

We used a psychological autopsy study conducted as part of the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience Among Servicemembers (Army STARRS) that compared suicide decedents (n = 135) to soldiers in two control conditions: those propensity-score-matched on known sociodemographic and Army history variables (n = 137) and those with a history of suicidal thoughts in the past 12 months (n = 118). Informants were next of kin and Army supervisors.

Results

Results revealed that suicide decedents were significantly more likely to be referred to services and to use more intensive treatments (e.g., medication, overnight stay in hospital) tha

SUBMITTER: Zuromski KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6625932 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature