@article{ref1,
title="Suicidal ideation among Florida National Guard members: combat deployment and non-deployment risk and protective factors",
journal="Archives of suicide research",
year="2014",
author="Vanderploeg, Rodney D. and Nazem, Sarra and Brenner, Lisa Anne and Belanger, Heather G. and Donnell, Alison J. and Scott, Steven G.",
volume="19",
number="4",
pages="453-471",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: This study examined relationships among risk/protective factors and suicidal ideation (SI) in deployed and non-deployed National Guard members, particularly examining for possible differential effects of deployment on SI. <br><br>METHODS: 3,098 Florida National Guard members completed an anonymous online survey that assessed variables associated with SI including demographics, current psychiatric diagnoses, and pre, during, and post-deployment experiences. <br><br>RESULTS: Those deployed had significantly higher rates of SI (5.5%) than those not deployed (3.0%; p < .001). In multivariate analyses, among those not deployed, SI was significantly associated with major depressive disorder (p <.001), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (p <.001), prior psychological trauma (p <.01), and heavy/hazardous alcohol consumption (p <.05). In contrast, in the deployed, only PTSD (p <.001) and deployment-related mild traumatic brain injury (p <.05) were independently associated with SI. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Risk and protective factors differed by deployment status in National Guard members suggesting the possible need for cohort-specific treatment targets to minimize SI.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1381-1118",
doi="10.1080/13811118.2014.957454",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2014.957454"
}