Mental Disorder, Comorbidity, and Pre-enlistment Suicidal Behavior Among New Soldiers in the U.S. Army: Results From the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Service Members (Army STARRS)

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PRTW
Summary

Newly recruited Soldiers participated in a study examining the associations between mental disorders and suicidal behavior (ideation, plans, and attempts). Having a mental disorder was associated with increased odds of suicidal behavior. Only posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health disorders (those characterized by irritability and impulsive and aggressive behavior) predicted unplanned suicide attempts among those who thought about suicide.

Citation
Nock, M. K., Ursano, R. J., Heeringa, S. G., Stein, M. B., Jain, S., Raman, R., Sun, X., Chiu, W. T., Colpe, L. J., Fullerton, C. S., Gilman, S. E., Hwang, I., Naifeh, J. A., Rosellini, A. J., Sampson, N. A., Schoenbaum, M., Zaslavsky, A. M., Kessler, R. C., Army STARRS Collaborators (2015). Mental Disorder, Comorbidity, and Pre-enlistment Suicidal Behavior Among New Soldiers in the U.S. Army: Results From the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Service Members (Army STARRS). Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 45, 588-599. doi:10.1111/sltb.12153