Prevalence and correlates of suicidal behavior among new soldiers in the U.S. Army: Results from the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS)

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-12

  Ursano, Robert J ^a   Heeringa, Steven G ^b   Stein, Murray B ^c,d,e   Jain, Sonia ^d   Raman, Rema ^d,f   Sun, Xiaoying ^d   Chiu, Wai Tat ^g   Colpe, Lisa J ^h   Fullerton, Carol S ^a   Gilman, Stephen E ⁱ   Hwang, Irving ^g   Naifeh, James A ^a   Nock, Matthew K ^j   Rosellini, Anthony J ^g   Sampson, Nancy A ^g   Schoenbaum, Michael ^h   Zaslavsky, Alan M ^g   Kessler, Ronald C ^g  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

ⁱ HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^j HARVARD COLLEGE   (United States)

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Author keywords

military personnel; prevalence; suicide; suicide attempt; suicide ideation

Indexed keywords

ARMY; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CATHOLIC; CAUCASIAN; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTESTANT; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE (MARITAL STATUS); SOLDIER; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SURVIVAL; ADULT; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920810056     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.22317     Document Type: Article

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