Hearts and minds: Suicide among United States combat troops in Vietnam, 1957-1973
Hearts and minds: Suicide among United States combat troops in Vietnam, 1957-1973
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DOI：
10.1016/s0277-9536(98)00253-6
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发表时间：
1998-12-01
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Einagel, V
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文献类型：
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作者：
Adams, DP;Barton, C;Einagel, V
关于战区军事人员自杀的文献仍然是奇闻轶事。虽然人们发现文学和新闻报道的问题，它还没有得到系统的分析。本文将研究美国作战部队在越南服役期间的自杀事件。东南亚战区伤亡数据库（SACACD）。作者将调查1957年至1973年在越南的美国地面部队中的流行病学。结果表明，某些类型的作战部队比其他部队更容易自杀。这些发现不仅为军事卫生专业人员评估自杀风险提供了重要的预测指标，而且还提出了有关有组织武装冲突性质的令人不安的问题。(C)1998爱思唯尔科技有限公司版权所有。
The literature on suicides among military personnel in a combat zone remains anecdotal. Although one finds literary and journalistic accounts of the problem, it has not been systematically analyzed. This paper will examine suicides among American combat troops during their tour of duty in Vietnam. Utilizing statistical data from the Southeast Asia Combat Area Casualties Database (SACACD). the authors will survey its epidemiology among U.S. ground troops in Vietnam from 1957 to 1973. The results suggest that certain types of combat troops were significantly more likely than others to commit suicide. These findings not only provide important predictors for military health professionals in the assessment of suicide risk, they also raise disturbing questions about the nature of organized armed conflict. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.