Association of Premilitary Mental Health With Suicide Attempts During US Army Service.
Association of Premilitary Mental Health With Suicide Attempts During US Army Service.
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DOI:
10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.14771
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发表时间:
2022-06-01
影响因子:
13.8
通讯作者:
Kessler, Ronald C.
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作者:
Naifeh, James A.;Ursano, Robert J.;Stein, Murray B.;Mash, Holly B. Herberman;Aliaga, Pablo A.;Fullerton, Carol S.;Dinh, Hieu M.;Kao, Tzu-Cheg;Sampson, Nancy A.;Kessler, Ronald C.
Is premilitary mental health associated with suicide attempts among soldiers who do not receive a mental health diagnosis before their suicide attempt? This cohort study of 21 772 Regular Army enlisted soldiers found that suicide attempt risk peaked at the end of the first year of service for those who did and did not receive a mental health diagnosis. Premilitary mental health risk factors differed in the 2 groups. The findings of this study suggest that time course and preenlistment mental health status may aid in identifying suicide attempt risk in soldiers with and without a mental health diagnosis. Approximately one-third of US soldiers who attempt suicide have not received a mental health diagnosis (MH-Dx) before their suicide attempt (SA), yet little is known about risk factors for SA in those with no MH-Dx. To examine whether premilitary mental health is associated with medically documented SA among US Army soldiers who do not receive an MH-Dx before their SA. This cohort study used data from a representative survey of soldiers in the US Army entering basic combat training from April 1, 2011, to November 30, 2012, who were followed up via administrative records for the first 48 months of service. Analyses were conducted from April 5, 2021, to January 21, 2022. Regular Army enlisted soldiers (n = 21 772) recruited from 3 US Army installations during the first week of service who agreed to have their administrative records linked to their survey responses were included. Preenlistment lifetime history of mental disorder, suicide ideation, SA, and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) as reported during the baseline survey. Service-acquired MH-Dx and sociodemographic and service-related variables were identified using administrative records. Documented SAs were identified using administrative medical records. Using a discrete-time survival framework, linear splines examined the pattern of SA risk over the first 48 months of service. Logistic regression analysis examined associations of lifetime baseline survey variables with subsequent, medically documented SA among soldiers who did vs did not receive an MH-Dx during service. Models were adjusted for time in service and sociodemographic and service-related variables. Of the 21 722 respondents (86.2% male, 20.4% Black, 61.8% White non-Hispanic), 253 made an SA in the first 48 months of service (male [75.4%]; Black [22.7%], White non-Hispanic [59.9%], or other race or ethnicity [17.4%]). Risk of SA peaked toward the end of the first year of service for both those who did and did not receive an MH-Dx during service. Of the 42.3% of individuals reporting at least 1 of the 4 baseline risk factors, 50.2% received an administrative MH-Dx during service vs 41.5% of those with none, and 1.6% had a documented SA vs 1.0% of those with none. Among individuals with no MH-Dx, medically documented SAs were associated with suicide ideation (odds ratio [OR], 2.2; 95% CI, 1.1-4.4), SA (OR, 11.3; 95% CI, 4.3-29.2), and NSSI (OR, 3.0; 95% CI, 1.3-6.8). For those who received an MH-Dx, medically documented SAs were associated with mental disorder (OR, 1.4; 95% CI, 1.0-1.9), SA (OR, 3.4; 95% CI, 2.1-5.6), and NSSI (OR, 1.8; 95% CI, 1.1-2.8). Interactions indicated the only explanatory variable that differed based on history of MH-Dx was preenlistment SA (χ21 = 4.7; P = .03), which had a larger OR among soldiers with no MH-Dx than among those with an MH-Dx. In this study, the period of greatest SA risk and baseline risk factors for SA were similar in soldiers with and without an MH-Dx. This finding suggests that knowledge of the time course and preenlistment mental health factors can equally aid in identifying SA risk in soldiers who do and do not receive an MH-Dx. This cohort study assesses the association between receiving a mental health diagnosis prior to enlistment and medically documented suicide attempt among current US Army soldiers who have not received a mental health diagnosis during their service.
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影响因子:
6.9
作者:
Ribeiro JD;Franklin JC;Fox KR;Bentley KH;Kleiman EM;Chang BP;Nock MK
通讯作者:
Nock MK
影响因子:
7.4
作者:
Rosellini, Anthony J.;Heeringa, Steven G.;Kessler, Ronald C.
通讯作者:
Kessler, Ronald C.
影响因子:
6.9
作者:
Nock MK;Dempsey CL;Aliaga PA;Brent DA;Heeringa SG;Kessler RC;Stein MB;Ursano RJ;Benedek D
通讯作者:
Benedek D
影响因子:
25.8
作者:
Ursano, Robert J.;Kessler, Ronald C.;Heeringa, Steven G.
通讯作者:
Heeringa, Steven G.
影响因子:
3.1
作者:
Kessler, Ronald C.;Heeringa, Steven G.;Colpe, Lisa J.;Fullerton, Carol S.;Gebler, Nancy;Hwang, Irving;Naifeh, James A.;Nock, Matthew K.;Sampson, Nancy A.;Schoenbaum, Michael;Zaslavsky, Alan M.;Stein, Murray B.;Ursano, Robert J.
通讯作者:
Ursano, Robert J.