Suicide among soldiers: a review of psychosocial risk and protective factors

MK Nock, CA Deming, CS Fullerton… - … & Biological Processes, 2013 - Guilford Press
Suicide is difficult to predict and prevent and remains a leading cause of death worldwide.
Although soldiers historically have had a suicide rate well below that of the general …

Prevalence and risk factors associated with suicides of Army soldiers 2001–2009

SA Black, MS Gallaway, MR Bell, EC Ritchie - Military Psychology, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Prevalence and risk factors associated with soldiers' suicides 2001–2009 (N= 874) were
examined. Army suicide rates increased from 9 per 100,000 in 2001 to 22 per 100,000 in …

Prevalence and correlates of suicidal behavior among new soldiers in the US Army: results from the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers …

RJ Ursano, SG Heeringa, MB Stein, S Jain… - Depression and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background The prevalence of suicide among US Army soldiers has risen dramatically in
recent years. Prior studies suggest that most soldiers with suicidal behaviors (ie, ideation …

Overcoming the fear of lethal injury: Evaluating suicidal behavior in the military through the lens of the interpersonal–psychological theory of suicide

EA Selby, MD Anestis, TW Bender, JD Ribeiro… - Clinical psychology …, 2010 - Elsevier
Suicide rates have been increasing in military personnel since the start of Operation
Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, and it is vital that efforts be made to …

Mental health risk factors for suicides in the US Army, 2007–8

KE Bachynski, M Canham-Chervak… - Injury …, 2012 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Objective Suicides among active duty US Army personnel have been increasing since 2004,
surpassing comparable civilian rates in 2008. This analysis uses US military data to assess …

Risk for suicidal ideation in the US Air Force: an ecological perspective.

J Langhinrichsen-Rohling, JD Snarr… - Journal of consulting …, 2011 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Suicidal members of the US military often fail to disclose their suicidal urges and
behaviors. Military suicide prevention efforts may therefore be enhanced if they also target …

Understanding and preventing military suicide

CJ Bryan, KW Jennings, DA Jobes… - Archives of Suicide …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The continual rise in the US military's suicide rate since 2004 is one of the most vexing
issues currently facing military leaders, mental health professionals, and suicide experts …

Suicides in the military: The post-modern combat veteran and the Hemingway effect

CA Castro, S Kintzle - Current psychiatry reports, 2014 - Springer
Suicides in the military have increased over the last ten years. Much effort has been focused
on suicide prevention and treatment, as well as understanding the reasons for the sharp …

Prevalence and correlates of suicidal behavior among soldiers: Results from the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS)

MK Nock, MB Stein, SG Heeringa, RJ Ursano… - JAMA …, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The suicide rate among US Army soldiers has increased substantially in recent
years. Objectives To estimate the lifetime prevalence and sociodemographic, Army career …

Suicidal or self‐harming ideation in military personnel transitioning to civilian life

AJ Mansfield, RH Bender, LL Hourani… - Suicide and Life …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Suicides have markedly increased among military personnel in recent years. We used path
analysis to examine factors associated with suicidal/self‐harming ideation among male …