Citation

Blosnich JR, Mays VM, Cochran SD. Am. J. Public Health 2014; 104(Suppl 4): S535-7.

Affiliation

At the time of the study, John R. Blosnich was with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Pittsburgh, PA, and the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh. Vickie M. Mays was with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health and the Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles. Susan D. Cochran was with the Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, and the Department of Statistics, University of California, Los Angeles.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, American Public Health Association)

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2014.302100

PMID

25100418

Abstract

Using the California Quality of Life surveys, we examined suicidal ideation and attempts in 129 lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) veterans and in 315 heterosexual veterans in 2008-2009 and 2012-2013. Although there were no significant differences in the past 12-month suicidal ideation and lifetime attempts, LGB veterans had higher odds of lifetime suicidal ideation than heterosexual veterans (adjusted odds ratio = 3.00; 95% confidence interval = 1.38, 6.53). Suicide assessment and prevention efforts in LGB veterans could benefit from a life-course perspective regarding suicide risk.

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