Citation

Bossarte RM, Knox KL, Piegari R, Altieri J, Kemp J, Katz IR. Am. J. Public Health 2012; 102(Suppl 1): S38-S40.

Affiliation

Robert M. Bossarte, Kerry L. Knox, Rebecca Piegari and John Altieri are with the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, Department of Veterans Affairs, Canandaigua, NY. Robert M. Bossarte and Kerry L. Knox are also with the Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. Janet Kemp is with the Office of Mental Health Services, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC. Ira R. Katz is with the Office of Mental Health Operations, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, American Public Health Association)

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2011.300487

PMID

22390598

Abstract

The relationships between military service and suicide are not clear, and comparatively little is known about the characteristics and correlates of suicide ideation and attempts among those with history of military service. We used data from a national health survey to estimate the prevalence and correlates of suicidal behaviors among veterans and service members in 2 states. The prevalence of suicidal behaviors among Veterans was similar to previous estimates of ideation and attempts among adults in the US general population.

Language: en