TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Mental health and self-directed violence among student service members/veterans in postsecondary education
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - Blosnich, John R.
A1  - Kopacz, Marek S.
A1  - McCarten, Janet
A1  - Bossarte, Robert M.
SP  - 418
EP  - 426
VL  - 63
IS  - 7
N2  - OBJECTIVES: Using a sample of student service members/veterans, the current study aimed to examine the prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses and suicide-related outcomes and the association of hazardous duty with mental health. Participants: Data are from the Fall 2011 National College Health Assessment (n = 27,774). <br><br>METHODS: Logistic regression was used to examine (1) the association of student service member/veteran status with mental health outcomes and (2) the association of hazardous duty with mental health outcomes among student service members/veterans (n = 706). <br><br>RESULTS: Student service members/veterans had higher odds of self-harm than students without military experience. Among student service members/veterans, hazardous duty was positively associated (OR = 2.00, 95% CI: 1.30-3.07) with having a psychiatric diagnosis but negatively associated (OR = 0.41, 95% CI: 0.20-0.85) with suicidal ideation. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Self-harm may be a unique phenomenon among service members/veterans. Suicide prevention with this population should include information about self-harm, and future research should explore whether suicidal intent underlies self-harm.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2014.931282
ID  - ref1
ER  -