Nature and determinants of suicidal ideation among U.S. veterans: Results from the national health and resilience in veterans study

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 197, Issue , 2016, Pages 66-73

  Smith, Noelle B ^a,b   Mota, Natalie ^a,b   Tsai, Jack ^a,b   Monteith, Lindsey ^c,d   Harpaz Rotem, Ilan ^a,b,e   Southwick, Steven M ^a,b   Pietrzak, Robert H ^a,b  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e VA Northeast Program Evaluation Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Longitudinal time points; Nationally representative veteran sample; Protective and risk factors; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; VETERAN; VETERANS HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT; PREVALENCE; PROTECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960119060     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.02.069     Document Type: Article

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