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Citation

DuBois D, Richmond R, Stephanie Roberts L, Mahar A, Fear N, Gill K, Samantha Leroux J, Cramm H. Prev. Med. Rep. 2023; 33: e102206.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102206

PMID

37223562

PMCID

PMC10201831

Abstract

The impacts of suicidality on families are well known, which is particularly relevant in at-risk populations, such as active duty military personnel and Veteran communities. This scoping review describes how military and Veteran families have been conceptualized within suicide prevention research. A systematic, multi-database search was conducted, and 4,835 studies were screened. All included studies underwent quality assessment. Bibliographic, participant, methodological, and family-relevant data was extracted and descriptively analyzed into Factors, Actors, and Impacts. In total, 51 studies (2007 - 2021) were included. Most studies focused on suicidality rather than suicide prevention. Factor studies described family constructs as a suicidality risk or protective factor for military personnel or Veterans. Actor studies described families' roles or responsibilities to act in relation to the suicidality of military personnel or Veterans. Impacts studies described the impacts of suicidality on military and Veteran family members. The search was limited to English language studies. There were few studies on suicide prevention interventions for or including military and Veteran family members. Family was typically considered peripheral to the military personnel or Veteran experiencing suicidality. However, there was also emerging evidence of suicidality and its consequences in military-connected family members.


Language: en

Keywords

Families; Suicide Prevention; Military Families; Scoping Review; Suicidality

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