Precipitating Circumstances of Suicide among Active Duty U.S. Army Personnel Versus U.S. Civilians, 2005–2010 |
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| Authors: | Joseph E Logan PhD Nancy A Skopp PhD Mark A Reger PhD Matt Gladden PhD Derek J Smolenski PhD C Faye Floyd EdD Gregory A Gahm PhD |
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| Institution: | 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Atlanta, GA, USA;2. Department of Defense, National Center for Telehealth and Technology, Joint Base Lewis‐McChord, Tacoma, WA, USA |
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| Abstract: | To help understand suicide among soldiers, we compared suicide events between active duty U.S. Army versus civilian decedents to identify differences and inform military prevention efforts. We linked 141 Army suicide records from 2005 to 2010 to National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) data. We described the decedents’ military background and compared their precipitators of death captured in NVDRS to those of demographically matched civilian suicide decedents. Both groups commonly had mental health and intimate partner precipitating circumstances, but soldier decedents less commonly disclosed suicide intent. |
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