Examination of the indirect effects of combat exposure on suicidal behavior in veterans

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 235, Issue , 2018, Pages 407-413

  Dillon, Kirsten H ^a,b,c   Cunningham, Katherine C ^b,c   Neal, Julia M ^a,c   Wilson, Sarah M ^a,b,c,d   Dedert, Eric A ^a,b,c   Elbogen, Eric B ^a,b,c   Calhoun, Patrick S ^a,b,c,d   Beckham, Jean C ^a,b,c   Kimbrel, Nathan A ^a,b,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VA Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Combat exposure; Depression; PTSD; Suicide

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; VETERAN; WAR EXPOSURE; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SOLDIER; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WAR;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AFGHANISTAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SELF REPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 85045423297     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.04.031     Document Type: Article

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