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Oxford Textbook of Suicidology and Suicide Prevention

Edited by Danuta Wasserman, Camilla Wasserman

Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Print Publication Date:
Mar 2009
Print ISBN-13:
9780198570059
Published to Oxford Medicine:
Jul 2011
DOI:
10.1093/med/9780198570059.001.0001

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Contents

Suicide in military settings

Chapter:
Suicide in military settings
Author(s):

Vsevolod Rozanov,

Lars Mehlum,

Richard Stiliha

DOI:
10.1093/med/9780198570059.003.0036

Suicide rates in military units are lower than in civilian populations and differ considerably from nation to nation. The processes that may influence suicide rates within the armed forces can be different from that of the civilian life, especially when armed forces are under reformation, downsizing and economic pressure.

Risk factors vary between groups and settings, such as active duty versus reservist/veteran or war versus peacekeeping mission. However, common risk factors are: easy access to firearms, exposure to traumatic stress, lack of social support, and the military life style with frequent relocations. Two subgroups are considered as equally important to target for suicide prevention: young conscripts and war veterans. In the first case, screening and crisis intervention are in focus, and in the second, treatments for post-traumatic stress syndrome, depression and substance abuse. Leadership interventions and changes in fi rearm regulations are other preventive measures.

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