@article{ref1,
title="The contribution of the socio-demographic characteristics on suicidal ideation among Israeli soldiers",
journal="Disaster and military medicine",
year="2016",
author="Shelef, Leah and Ayzen, Evyatar and Yavnai, Nirit and Fruchter, Eyal and Sarid, Orly",
volume="2",
number="",
pages="e5-e5",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Suicidal ideation is a risk factor for suicide attempt. The aim of the present study is to compare suicidal ideation of different groups with different distress. <br><br>METHODS: 100 soldiers, aged 18-21, divided into four research cohorts: soldiers who had carried out a suicide attempt (n = 40); soldiers with a psychiatric diagnosis (n = 20); soldiers having high severity adjustment difficulties (n = 20); and a control group of soldiers, having neither a history of mental health diagnosis, nor adjustment difficulties (n = 20). All completed the suicide ideation scale. <br><br>RESULTS: Half of the attempters had a psychiatric diagnosis (depression or anxiety) on the day of their enlistment and 37.5 % of them had a specified personality disturbance. The attempters were characterized by previously-attempted suicide (p < .01). The lowest mean values (M = 1.95, SD = .67) were among the attempter (F = 3.173, df = 3, p = .02) in motivation for military service. The variable expressing low motivation for military service was the sole predictor of suicide ideation (p = .032). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Early diagnosis facilitated better monitoring by military mental health officers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2054-314X",
doi="10.1186/s40696-016-0014-7",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40696-016-0014-7"
}