Exploring the association between exposure to suicide and suicide risk among military service members and veterans

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 207, Issue , 2017, Pages 327-335

  Hom, Melanie A ^a   Stanley, Ian H ^a   Gutierrez, Peter M ^b,c   Joiner, Thomas E ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Bereavement; Military service member; Suicide; Survivor; Veteran

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARMY; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MILITARY SERVICE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; AUTOMUTILATION; BEREAVEMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER;

ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84992186982     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.09.043     Document Type: Article

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