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Suicides in Active‐Duty Enlisted Navy Personnel
Author(s) -
Kawahara Yoshito,
Palinkas Lawrence A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1991.tb00951.x
Subject(s) - navy , suicide rates , demography , population , military personnel , active duty , medicine , apprenticeship , suicide prevention , poison control , psychology , medical emergency , aeronautics , engineering , environmental health , history , political science , sociology , law , archaeology
Cases of completed suicide among U.S. Navy enlisted personnel occurring from 1974 through 1985 were identified and compared with similar rates in the U.S. general population and in the U.S. Army. Although the Navy suicide rate was the lowest of the three groups, this rate increased between 1976 and 1983. This was in contrast to national and Army trends during the same period. Young white males in the apprentice/recruit and blue‐collar occupations had the highest rates of completed suicide in the Navy. Recommendations for prevention and treatment are discussed.