Responding to an unprecedented increase in the suicide rate among soldiers, in 2008 the
US Army and US National Institute of Mental Health funded the Army Study to Assess Risk …

Importance/Objective: Although the suicide rate in the US Army has traditionally been below
age-gender matched civilian rates, it has climbed steadily since the beginning of the Iraq …

Background The relationship between traumatic injury and subsequent mental health
diagnoses is not well understood and may have significant implications for patient screening …

Background Understanding mental health predictors of imminent suicide attempt (SA; within
30 days) among soldiers with depression and no prior suicide ideation (SI) can inform …

Background Most people with suicide ideation (SI) do not attempt suicide (SA).
Understanding the transition from current/recent SI to SA is important for mental health care …

Importance Understanding suicide ideation (SI) during combat deployment can inform
prevention and treatment during and after deployment. Objective To examine associations of …

Objective Using data from a Department of Veterans Affairs study of schizophrenia (SZ) and
bipolar I disorder (BP), we evaluated lifetime risks for suicidal ideation and behavior. We …

Objective: The authors sought to identify predictors of imminent suicide attempt (within 30
days) among US Army soldiers following their first documented suicidal ideation. Methods …

Background Although the majority of active duty US Army soldiers are full-time personnel in
the Active Component (AC), a substantial minority of soldiers on active duty are in the …

As a result of scientific publications indicating that the last two decades have seen an
increase in the number of suicides in the US Armed Forces, the topic of suicide in the military …