%0 Journal Article
%T Cannabis use disorder and post-deployment suicide attempts in Iraq/Afghanistan-era veterans
%J Archives of suicide research
%D 2018
%A Adkisson, Kelsie
%A Cunningham, Katherine C.
%A Dedert, Eric A.
%A Dennis, Michelle F.
%A Calhoun, Patrick S.
%A Elbogen, Eric B.
%A Beckham, Jean C.
%A Kimbrel, Nathan A.
%V ePub
%N ePub
%P 1-10
%X OBJECTIVE: The objective of the present study was to use retrospective data to test the hypothesis that cannabis dependence would be associated with an increased rate of post-deployment suicide attempts. <br><br>METHODS: Participants included 319 veterans who had deployed to either Iraq or Afghanistan. Study procedures involved completion of a structured clinical interview and a battery of self-report questionnaires. <br><br>RESULTS: As expected, lifetime cannabis dependence was significantly associated with post-deployment suicide attempts, AOR = 7.963, p = .014, even after controlling for the effects of pre-deployment suicide attempts, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, pain, non-cannabis substance use disorder, and gender. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: While preliminary, our findings provide the first evidence to date that heavy cannabis use may be a unique risk factor for post-deployment suicide attempts among veterans.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 1381-1118
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2018.1488638