Sociodemographic and career history predictors of suicide mortality in the United States Army 2004-2009

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2579-2592

  Gilman, S E ^a   Bromet, E J ^b   Cox, K L ^c   Colpe, L J ^d   Fullerton, C S ^e   Gruber, M J ^f   Heeringa, S G ^g   Lewandowski Romps, L ^g   Millikan Bell, A M ^c   Naifeh, J A ^e   Nock, M K ^h   Petukhova, M V ^f   Sampson, N A ^f   Schoenbaum, M ^d   Stein, M B ^i,j   Ursano, R J ^e   Wessely, S ^k   Zaslavsky, A M ^f   Kessler, R C ^f  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ARMY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^e Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^h HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^k KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Army; Army STARRS; epidemiology; military; risk factors; suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MORTALITY; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904961035     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003329171400018X     Document Type: Article

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