Risk for suicidal behaviors associated with PTSD, depression, and their comorbidity in the U.S. Army

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 161, Issue , 2014, Pages 116-122

  Ramsawh, Holly J ^a   Fullerton, Carol S ^a   Mash, Holly B Herberman ^a   Ng, Tsz Hin H ^a   Kessler, Ronald C ^b   Stein, Murray B ^c,d   Ursano, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attempted; Depression; Military personnel; Post traumatic; Stress disorders; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARMY; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER CHECKLIST CIVILIAN VERSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SUICIDE RISK; UNITED STATES; COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SOLDIER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898000054     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.03.016     Document Type: Article

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