TY - JOUR PY - 2018// TI - Predictors of Suicide Risk in Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans JO - Military behavioral health A1 - Doran, N. A1 - Brikmanis, K. A1 - Pittman, J. A1 - Floto, E. A1 - Afari, N. SP - 215 EP - 225 VL - 6 IS - 3 N2 - The rate of suicide among veterans has grown substantially. One potential explanation is increased psychiatric risk in recent veterans. This retrospective chart review study tested associations between psychiatric symptoms and suicide risk in recent veterans enrolling in VA healthcare among participants (n = 366) from the VA eScreening study who had a suicide risk assessment within 6 months. Depression, anger/aggression, and lower resilience predicted suicide risk status (all ps <.05), but posttraumatic stress symptoms did not.

FINDINGS reinforce the importance of mental health screening among veterans seeking healthcare. © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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LA - en SN - 2163-5781 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2017.1379453 ID - ref1 ER -