ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Sex Differences in U.S. Army Suicide Attempts during the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
- James Naifeh
Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. - James Naifeh
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences - Holly Herberman-Mash
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress - Hieu Dinh
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. - Carol Fullerton
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences - Robert Ursano
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Abstract
Discrete-time survival analysis of U.S. Army administrative data during the Iraq/Afghanistan wars (2004-2009) found that women had higher risk of documented suicide attempt than men, even after adjusting for socio-demographic, Army career, and mental health variables. Importantly, the patterns and predictors of suicide attempt were similar for women and men.
Suicide
