@article{ref1,
title="Cannabis use disorder and post-deployment suicide attempts in Iraq/Afghanistan-era veterans",
journal="Archives of suicide research",
year="2018",
author="Adkisson, Kelsie and Cunningham, Katherine C. and Dedert, Eric A. and Dennis, Michelle F. and Calhoun, Patrick S. and Elbogen, Eric B. and Beckham, Jean C. and Kimbrel, Nathan A.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1-10",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The objective of the present study was to use retrospective data to test the hypothesis that cannabis dependence would be associated with an increased rate of post-deployment suicide attempts. <br><br>METHODS: Participants included 319 veterans who had deployed to either Iraq or Afghanistan. Study procedures involved completion of a structured clinical interview and a battery of self-report questionnaires. <br><br>RESULTS: As expected, lifetime cannabis dependence was significantly associated with post-deployment suicide attempts, AOR = 7.963, p = .014, even after controlling for the effects of pre-deployment suicide attempts, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, pain, non-cannabis substance use disorder, and gender. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: While preliminary, our findings provide the first evidence to date that heavy cannabis use may be a unique risk factor for post-deployment suicide attempts among veterans.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1381-1118",
doi="10.1080/13811118.2018.1488638",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2018.1488638"
}