@article{ref1,
title="Suicide typologies in the United States Air Force: a hierarchical cluster analysis",
journal="Suicide and life-threatening behavior",
year="2019",
author="Martin, Jeffery S. and Novak, Laura A. and Perera, Kanchana and Olsen, Cara H. and Kindt, Michael T. and LaCroix, Jessica M. and Bennion, Layne and Lee-Tauler, Su Yeon and Ghahramanlou-Holloway, Marjan",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study describes characteristics of United States Air Force (USAF) suicide decedents and determines subgroups. <br><br>METHOD: Retrospective review of demographic, psychiatric, event-related, and psychosocial variables for USAF suicide decedents in the Suicide Event Surveillance System database was conducted between February 1999 and July 2009 (N = 376). Hierarchical cluster analysis was used to determine initial clusters and cluster centroids. <br><br>RESULTS: Analyses identified three clusters. Cluster 1 (n = 149) individuals were mostly single or divorced, E-1-E-6 rank, living alone, and less likely to have psychiatric disorder diagnoses or engage with most helping resources. Cluster 2 (n = 126) decedents were mostly married, living with a partner, higher ranking, and least likely to communicate suicide intent. Cluster 3 (n = 101) individuals were mostly E-4-E-6 rank, with the highest rates of most psychiatric diagnoses, previous suicide-related events, engagement with multiple helping resources, communication of intent, and psychosocial precipitants. Clusters differed significantly in marital status, rank, psychiatric diagnoses, precipitants, service utilization, previous suicide-related events, risk factors, communication of intent, location and method of death, and residential status. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study identifies empirically based suicide typologies within a military decedent sample. While further research and replications of findings are needed, these typologies have clinical and policy implications for military suicide prevention.<br><br>© 2019 The American Association of Suicidology.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0363-0234",
doi="10.1111/sltb.12553",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12553"
}