Suicide in the United States Air Force: Risk factors communicated before and at death

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 398-405

  Cox, Daniel W ^a   Ghahramanlou Holloway, Marjan ^a   Greene, Farrah N ^a   Bakalar, Jennifer L ^a   Schendel, Christina L ^a   Nademin, M Elicia ^b   Jobes, David A ^c   Englert, David R ^d   Kindt, Michael ^e  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Veteran's Administration and Private Practice   (United States)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^d United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations ^*  (United States)

^e United States Air Force Suicide Prevention Program ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Air force; Interpersonal; Military; Suicide; Suicide note; Suicide risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR FORCE; ARTICLE; DEATH; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WRITING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052103491     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.05.011     Document Type: Article

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