Clinical strategies for reducing firearm suicide

R Pallin, A Barnhorst - Injury epidemiology, 2021 - Springer
Suicide is complex, with psychiatric, cultural, and socioeconomic roots. Though mental
illnesses like depression contribute to risk for suicide, access to lethal means such as …

Risk and protective factors for self-harm and suicide behaviours among serving and ex-serving personnel of the UK Armed Forces, Canadian Armed Forces …

C Williamson, B Croak, A Simms, NT Fear, ML Sharp… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Self-harm and suicide behaviours are a major public health concern. Several
factors are associated with these behaviours among military communities. Identifying these …

Hopelessness in police officers and its association with depression and burnout: a pilot study

C Civilotti, D Acquadro Maran, S Garbarino… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hopelessness is a particularly critical condition and a risk factor for suicide. Many studies
have reported that this condition is common in some occupations and is associated with …

Veteran suicide rates mirror, but do not account for, elevated suicide rates among the general population in US cultures of honor

JE Bock, RP Tucker, RP Brown… - Suicide and Life …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Veteran total and firearm suicide rates are higher compared to the general
population. Among the general population, total and firearm suicide rates are higher in US …

A national examination of suicidal ideation, planning, and attempts among United States adults: Differences by military veteran status, 2008–2019

RA Hoopsick, RA Yockey - Journal of psychiatric research, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a widening disparity in suicide deaths between United States (US) military veterans
and nonveterans. However, it is unclear if there are similar differences in suicidal ideation …

Revisiting the factor structure of the suicide-related coping scale: Results from two samples of Australian online help-seekers

C Rainbow, R Tatnell, G Blashki, GA Melvin - Psychiatry research, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Suicide-Related Coping Scale (SRCS) measures how well a person manages
suicidal thoughts through the use of internal and external coping strategies. Many studies …

Improving explainability of post-separation suicide attempt prediction models for transitioning service members: insights from the Army Study to Assess Risk and …

ER Edwards, JC Geraci, SM Gildea, C Houtsma… - Translational …, 2025 - nature.com
Risk of US Army soldier suicide-related behaviors increases substantially after separation
from service. As universal prevention programs have been unable to resolve this problem, a …

Characteristics of suicide attempts associated with lethality and method: A latent class analysis of the Military Suicide Research Consortium

M Gromatsky, ER Edwards, SR Sullivan… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2022 - Elsevier
While suicide prevention is a national priority, particularly among service members and
veterans (SMVs), understanding of suicide-related outcomes remains poor. Person-centered …

Critical gaps in understanding firearm suicide in Hispanic communities: demographics, mental health, and access to care

EV Goldstein, F Brenes, FA Wilson - Health affairs scholar, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Suicide rates increased by 26.7% among Hispanics from 2015 to 2020, driven at
least in part by highly lethal firearm suicide deaths. However, there are critical gaps in …

To Honor and Defend: State-and Individual-Level Analyses of the Relationship Between the US Culture of Honor and Military Service

JE Bock, RP Brown, RP Tucker… - Personality and Social …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Understanding the factors that explain why some people are more likely to enlist in military
service is an important endeavor for any nation that depends upon a voluntary military force …