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A Systematic Review of Suicide Prevention Programs for Military or Veterans
Author(s) -
Bagley Steven C.,
Munjas Brett,
Shekeile Paul
Publication year - 2010
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 - 10.1521/suli.2010.40.3.257
Subject(s) - suicide prevention , military personnel , active duty , psychological intervention , medicine , poison control , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , human factors and ergonomics , population , medical emergency , environmental health , psychiatry , pathology , political science , law
Military personnel and veterans have important suicide risk factors. After a systematic review of the literature on suicide prevention, seven (five in the U.S.) studies of military personnel were identified containing interventions that may reduce the risk of suicide. The effectiveness of the individual components was not assessed, and problems in methodology or reporting of data were common. Overall, multifaceted interventions for active duty military personnel are supported by consistent evidence, although of very mixed quality, and in some cases during intervals of declines in suicide rates in the general population. There were insufficient studies of U.S. Veterans to reach conclusions.