TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Suicide typologies in the United States Air Force: a hierarchical cluster analysis
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Martin, Jeffery S.
A1  - Novak, Laura A.
A1  - Perera, Kanchana
A1  - Olsen, Cara H.
A1  - Kindt, Michael T.
A1  - LaCroix, Jessica M.
A1  - Bennion, Layne
A1  - Lee-Tauler, Su Yeon
A1  - Ghahramanlou-Holloway, Marjan
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12553
ID  - ref1
ER  -