The Impact of Cannabis Use Disorder on Suicidal and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Iraq/Afghanistan-Era Veterans with and without Mental Health Disorders

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 140-148

  Kimbrel, Nathan A ^a,b,c   Meyer, Eric C ^d,e,f   DeBeer, Bryann B ^d,e,f   Gulliver, Suzy B ^g   Morissette, Sandra B ^h  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^g SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AUTOMUTILATION; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; VETERAN; WAR;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ALCOHOLISM; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; VETERANS;

EID: 85010437644     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12345     Document Type: Article

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