Medically Documented Suicide Ideation Among U.S. Army Soldiers. Issue 5 (29th November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ursano, Robert J.; Kessler, Ronald C.; Stein, Murray B.; Naifeh, James A.; Nock, Matthew K.; Aliaga, Pablo A.; Fullerton, Carol S.; Wynn, Gary H.; Ng, Tsz Hin Hinz; Dinh, Hieu M.; Sampson, Nancy A.; Kao, Tzu‐Cheg; Schoenbaum, Michael; McCarroll, James E.; Cox, Kenneth L.; Heeringa, Steven G.
• Other Names: Colpe Lisa J. investigator.; Cersovsky Steven investigator.; Benedek David M. investigator.; Nikki Benevides K. investigator.; Bliese Paul D. investigator.; Borja Susan investigator.; Bromet Evelyn J. investigator.; Brown Gregory G. investigator.; Campbell‐Sills Laura investigator.; Dempsey Catherine L. investigator.; Gebler Nancy investigator.; Gifford Robert K. investigator.; Gilman Stephen E. investigator.; Holloway Marjan G. investigator.; Hurwitz Paul E. investigator.; Jain Sonia investigator.; Koenen Karestan C. investigator.; Lewandowski‐Romps Lisa investigator.; Mash Holly Herberman investigator.; Raman Rema investigator.; Ramsawh Holly J. investigator.; Rosellini Anthony Joseph investigator.; Santiago Patcho investigator.; Scanlon Michaelle investigator.; Smoller Jordan W. investigator.; Street Amy investigator.; Thomas Michael L. investigator.; Vegella Patti L. investigator.; Wang Leming investigator.; Wassel Christina L. investigator.; Wessely Simon investigator.; Wryter Christina L. investigator.; Wu Hongyan investigator.; Zaslavsky Alan M. investigator.; Zhang Bailey G. investigator.;
• Is Part Of: Suicide and life-threatening behavior. Volume 47:Issue 5(2017:Oct.)
• Page Start: 612
• Page End: 628
• Publication Date: 2016-11-29
• Subjects: Suicide -- Periodicals; Suicide -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Behavior -- Periodicals; Suicide -- Periodicals; 362.28
• DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12316
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-0234

Abstract

Abstract : We used administrative data to examine predictors of medically documented suicide ideation (SI) among Regular Army soldiers from 2006 through 2009 ( N = 10, 466 ideators, 124, 959 control person‐months). Enlisted ideators (97.8% of all cases) were more likely than controls to be female, younger, older when entering service, less educated, never or previously deployed, and have a recent mental health diagnosis. Officer ideators were more likely than controls to be female, younger, younger when entering service, never married, and have a recent mental health diagnosis. Risk among enlisted soldiers peaked in the second month of service and declined steadily, whereas risk among officers remained relatively stable over time. Risk of SI is highest among enlisted soldiers early in Army service, females, and those with a recent mental health diagnosis.