Suicidal behaviors and the use of mental health services among active duty army soldiers

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 374-380

  McKibben, Jodi B A ^a,b   Fullerton, Carol S ^a   Mash, Holly B Herberman ^a   Nock, Matthew K ^c   Naifeh, James A ^a   Kessler, Ronald C ^d   Stein, Murray B ^e   Ursano, Robert J ^a  

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

^b WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARMY; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF REPORT; SLEEP; SOLDIER; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; MENTAL DISORDERS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE;

EID: 84901917272     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201200460     Document Type: Article

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