Deployment Status May Affect Suicide Attempts Among U.S. Army Soldiers
An alarming rise in the number of suicide attempts by U.S. Army soldiers in the past 10 years may be due to the timing and risk factors of environmental considerations, individual characteristics of the soldiers, and their mental health. These findings were part of a study, “Risk Factors, Methods, and Timing of Suicide Attempts Among US Army Soldiers,” led by R. J. Ursano, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland and other researchers. Published …
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