APS

2024 APS Annual Convention · 2024

Identifying Mechanisms of the Association between Aggression and Suicide Attempts in Army Soldiers.

San Francisco, CA · May 2024

Poster · Clinical Science

  • Alison Krauss
    VA VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System
  • Ashley Greene
    James J. Peters VA Medical Center
  • Emily Edwards
    Yale School of Medicine
  • Emily Edwards
    James J. Peters VA Medical Center
  • Joseph Geraci
    James J. Peters VA Medical Center
  • Joseph Geraci
    Teachers College, Columbia University
  • Marianne Goodman
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai Hospital
  • Marianne Goodman
    James J. Peters VA Medical Center

Abstract

Although aggression represents a potent suicide risk factor among service members, little is known about the mechanisms of this association. The current study suggests that social isolation and problems with alcohol and substance use represent important mediators of the association between aggression and suicide among active-duty soldiers.

Suicide

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