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Adkisson, K., Cunningham, K. C., Dedert, E. A., Dennis, M. F., Calhoun, P. S., Elbogen, E. B., … Kimbrel, N. A. (2018). Cannabis use disorder and post-deployment suicide attempts in Iraq/Afghanistan-era veterans. Archives of Suicide Research, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2018.1488638
Ames, D., Erickson, Z., Youssef, N. A., Arnold, I., Adamson, C. S., Sones, A. C., Yin, J., Haynes, K., Volk, F., Teng, E. J., Oliver, J. P., & Koenig, H. G. (2019). Moral injury, religiosity, and suicide risk in US veterans and active duty military with PTSD symptoms. Military Medicine, 184(3–4), e271–e278. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usy148
Ashrafioun, L., Leong, S. H., Pigeon, W. R., & Oslin, D. W. (2018). The associations between suicidality and mental health factors and pain interference in veterans being referred to primary care mental health integration. Psychiatry Research, 269, 264–270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2018.08.073
Bergman, B. P., Mackay, D. F., Smith, D. J., & Pell, J. P. (2019). Non-fatal self-harm in Scottish military veterans: A retrospective cohort study of 57,000 veterans and 173,000 matched non-veterans. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 54(1), 81–87. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-018-1588-9
Britton, P. C., McKinney, J. M., Bishop, T. M., Pigeon, W. R., & Hirsch, J. K. (2019). Insomnia and risk for suicidal behavior: A test of a mechanistic transdiagnostic model in veterans. Journal of Affective Disorders, 245, 412–418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.11.044
Bullman, T., Schneiderman, A., & Gradus, J. L. (2019). Relative importance of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in predicting risk of suicide among a cohort of Vietnam Veterans. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 49(3), 838–845. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12482
Chiurliza, B., Hagan, C. R., Rogers, M. L., Podlogar, M. C., Hom, M. A., Stanley, I. H., & Joiner, T. E. (2018). Implicit measures of suicide risk in a military sample. Assessment, 25(5), 667–676. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191116676363
Cooper, S. A., Szymanski, B. R., Bohnert, K. M., Sripada, R. K., & McCarthy, J. F. (2020). Association between positive results on the primary care–posttraumatic stress disorder screen and suicide mortality among US veterans. JAMA Network Open, 3(9), e2015707–e2015707. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.15707
Crocker, L. D., Keller, A. V., Jurick, S. M., Bomyea, J., Hays, C. C., Twamley, E. W., & Jak, A. J. (2019). Mild traumatic brain injury burden moderates the relationship between cognitive functioning and suicidality in Iraq/Afghanistan-era veterans. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 25(1), 79–89. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355617718000851
Cusack, M., Montgomery, A. E., Cashy, J., Dichter, M., Byrne, T., & Blosnich, J. R. (2020). Examining veteran housing instability and mortality by homicide, suicide, and unintentional injury. Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/10530789.2020.1801020
Dorsey Holliman, B. A., Monteith, L. L., Spitzer, E. G., & Brenner, L. A. (2018). Resilience, cultural beliefs, and practices that mitigate suicide risk among African American women veterans. SAGE Open, 8(1), 2158244017753506. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244017753506
Dreer, L. E., Tang, X., Nakase-Richardson, R., Pugh, M. J., Cox, M. K., Bailey, E. K., … Brenner, L. A. (2018). Suicide and Traumatic Brain Injury: A review by clinical researchers from the National Institute for Disability and Independent Living Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) and Veterans Health Administration Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems. Current Opinion in Psychology, 22, 73–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.08.030
Hogan, M. (2019). Veteran suicide: Not just a VA Issue; it’s a US Issue. Annals of Internal Medicine, 171(5), 372–373. https://doi.org/10.7326/M19-1796
Hoge, C. W. (2019). Suicide reduction and research efforts in service members and veterans—sobering realities. JAMA Psychiatry, 76(5), 464–466. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.4564
Holliday, R., Martin, W. B., Monteith, L. L., Clark, S. C., & LePage, J. P. (2020). Suicide among justice-involved veterans: A brief overview of extant research, theoretical conceptualization, and recommendations for future research. Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/10530789.2019.1711306
Horwitz, A. G., Smith, D. L., Held, P., & Zalta, A. K. (2019). Characteristics of veteran and civilian suicide decedents: A sex-stratified analysis. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 56(5), e163–e168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2018.11.017
Hwang, J., Legarreta, M., Bueler, C. E., DiMuzio, J., McGlade, E., Lyoo, I. K., & Yurgelun-Todd, D. (2018). Increased efficiency of brain connectivity networks in veterans with suicide attempts. NeuroImage: Clinical, 20, 318–326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2018.04.021
Katz, I. R., Dent, K. R., Morley, S. W., Hein, T. C., Hoff, R. A., & McCarthy, J. F. (2020). Can “deaths of despair” serve as a focus for planning and evaluating clinical and preventive services for veterans? Psychiatry Research, 285, 112841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112841
Kellerman, Q. D., Hartoonian, N., Beier, M. L., Leipertz, S. L., Maynard, C., Hostetter, T. A., Haselkorn, J. K., & Turner, A. P. (2020). Risk factors for suicide in a national sample of veterans with multiple sclerosis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 101(7), 1138–1143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2020.03.013
Kerr, K., Romaniuk, M., McLeay, S., Khoo, A., Dent, M. T., & Boshen, M. (2018). Increased risk of attempted suicide in Australian veterans is associated with total and permanent incapacitation, unemployment and posttraumatic stress disorder severity. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 52(6), 552–560. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867417718945
Kimbrel, N. A., Garrett, M. E., Dennis, M. F., Hauser, M. A., Ashley-Koch, A. E., & Beckham, J. C. (2018). A genome-wide association study of suicide attempts and suicidal ideation in U.S. military veterans. Psychiatry Research, 269, 64–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2018.07.017
Lee, D. J., Kearns, J. C., Wisco, B. E., Green, J. D., Gradus, J. L., Sloan, D. M., … Marx, B. P. (2018). A longitudinal study of risk factors for suicide attempts among Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans. Depression and Anxiety, 35(7), 609–618. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.22736
Lemle, R. B. (2020). Veterans, firearms, and suicide: Safe storage prevention policy and the PREVENTS roadmap. Federal Practitioner, 37(9), 426–433. https://doi.org/10.12788/fp.0041
Martz, E., Jelleberg, C., Dougherty, D. D., Wolters, C., & Schneiderman, A. (2018). Tinnitus, depression, anxiety, and suicide in recent veterans: A retrospective analysis. Ear and Hearing, 39(6), 1046–1056. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000000573
Meyerson, J. L., McKinell, K. J., Skarf, L. M., Nathan, S. N., & Hinrichs, K. L. M. (2019). Rally the troops: Interdisciplinary response to a veteran who attempted suicide on a Veterans Affairs hospice unit. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 22(7), 870–872. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2018.0171
Miller, S. N., Bozzay, M. L., Ben-Porath, Y. S., & Arbisi, P. A. (2019). Distinguishing levels of suicide risk in depressed male veterans: The role of internalizing and externalizing psychopathology as measured by the MMPI-2-RF. Assessment, 26(1), 85–98. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191117743787
Miller, S.N., Monahan, C.J. Phillips, K.M., Agliata, D., & Gironda, R.J. (2020). “Mental health utilization among veterans at risk for suicide: Data from a post-deployment clinic.” Psychological Services (17)2, 217–26. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000311.
Oliva, E. M., Bowe, T., Manhapra, A., Kertesz, S., Hah, J. M., Henderson, P., Robinson, A., Paik, M., Sandbrink, F., Gordon, A. J., & Trafton, J. A. (2020). Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid treatment, and overdose or suicide deaths in US veterans: Observational evaluation. BMJ, 368, m283. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m283
Ronzitti, S., Loree, A. M., Potenza, M. N., Decker, S. E., Wilson, S. M., Abel, E. A., Haskell, S. G., Brandt, C. A., & Goulet, J. L. (2019). Gender differences in suicide and self-directed violence risk among veterans with post-traumatic stress and substance use disorders. Women’s Health Issues, 29, S94–S102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2019.04.010
Sabic, H., Kious, B., Boxer, D., Fitzgerald, C., Riley, C., Scholl, L., McGlade, E., Yurgelun-Todd, D., Renshaw, P. F., & Kondo, D. G. (2019). Effect of altitude on veteran suicide rates. High Altitude Medicine & Biology, 20(2), 171–177. https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2018.0130
Sexton, M. B., Davis, M. T., Anderson, R. E., Bennett, D. C., Sparapani, E., & Porter, K. E. (2018). Relation between sexual and gender minority status and suicide attempts among veterans seeking treatment for military sexual trauma. Psychological Services, 15(3), 357–362. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000207
Sher, L., Flory, J., Bierer, L., Makotkine, I., & Yehuda, R. (2018). Dehydroepiandrosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels in combat veterans with or without a history of suicide attempt. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 138(1), 55–61. https://doi.org/10.1111/acps.12897
Smigelsky, M. A., Jardin, C., Nieuwsma, J. A., Brancu, M., Meador, K. G., Molloy, K. G., & Elbogen, E. B. (2020). Religion, spirituality, and suicide risk in Iraq and Afghanistan era veterans. Depression and Anxiety, 37(8), 728–737. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.23013
Smith, P. N., Fadoir, N. A., & Currier, J. M. (2020). Firearm ownership & storage practices in relation to mental health and interpersonal theory constructs in military service members & veterans. Military Behavioral Health, 8(1), 11–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2019.1626305
Soberay, K. A., Hanson, J. E., Dwyer, M., Plant, E. A., & Gutierrez, P. M. (2019). The relationship between suicidal responses and traumatic brain injury and severe insomnia in active duty, veteran, and civilian populations. Archives of Suicide Research, 23(3), 391–410. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2018.1479322
Sonza, S. (2018). A comparison of suicide rates amongst the military, veterans, law enforcement, and the civilian population (Dissertation). Alliant International University. (2018-11224-099).
Stanley, I. H., Buchman-Schmitt, J. M., Chu, C., Rogers, M. L., Gai, A. R., Wagner, R. K., … Joiner, T. E. (2018). The military suicide research consortium common data elements: An examination of measurement invariance across current service members and veterans. Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191118777635
Tsai, J., & Cao, X. (2019). Association between suicide attempts and homelessness in a population-based sample of US veterans and non-veterans. Journal of Epidemiol Community Health, 73(4), 346–352. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2018-211065
Wesselmann, E. D., Ispas, D., Olson, M. D., Swerdlik, M. E., & Caudle, N. M. (2018). Does perceived ostracism contribute to mental health concerns among veterans who have been deployed? PLOS ONE, 13(12), e0208438. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208438
Wilks, C. R., Morland, L. A., Dillon, K. H., Mackintosh, M.-A., Blakey, S. M., Wagner, H. R., & Elbogen, E. B. (2019). Anger, social support, and suicide risk in U.S. military veterans. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 109, 139–144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.11.026
Wood, D. S., Wood, B. M., Watson, A., Sheffield, D., & Hauter, H. (2020). Veteran suicide risk factors: A national sample of nonveteran and veteran men who died by suicide. Health & Social Work, 45(1), 23–30. https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlz037
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Aboussouan, A., Snow, A., Cerel, J., & Tucker, R. P. (2019). Non-suicidal self-injury, suicide ideation, and past suicide attempts: Comparison between transgender and gender diverse veterans and non-veterans. Journal of Affective Disorders, 259, 186–194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.08.046
Arenson, M. B., Whooley, M. A., Neylan, T. C., Maguen, S., Metzler, T. J., & Cohen, B. E. (2018). Posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and suicidal ideation in veterans: Results from the mind your heart study. Psychiatry Research, 265, 224–230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2018.04.046
Aslan, M., Radhakrishnan, K., Rajeevan, N., Sueiro, M., Goulet, J. L., Li, Y., Depp, C., Concato, J., & Harvey, P. D. (2020). Suicidal ideation, behavior, and mortality in male and female US veterans with severe mental illness. Journal of Affective Disorders, 267, 144–152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.02.022
Ashrafioun, L., Zerbo, K. R. A., Bishop, T. M., & Britton, P. C. (2020). Opioid use disorders, psychiatric comorbidities, and risk for suicide attempts among veterans seeking pain care. Psychological Medicine, 50(12), 2107–2112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291719002307
Bahraini, N., Brenner, L. A., Barry, C., Hostetter, T., Keusch, J., Post, E. P., Kessler, C., Smith, C., & Matarazzo, B. B. (2020). Assessment of rates of suicide risk screening and prevalence of positive screening results among US veterans after implementation of the Veterans Affairs suicide risk identification strategy. JAMA Network Open, 3(10), e2022531. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.22531
Barr, N., Kintzle, S., Sullivan, K., & Castro, C. (2018). Suicidality and nonsuicidal high-risk behavior in military veterans: How does PTSD symptom presentation relate to behavioral risk? Traumatology, 24(1), 55–61. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000133
Blain, R. C., Pukay‐Martin, N. D., Martin, C. E., Dutton‐Cox, C. E., & Chard, K. M. (2020). Residential cognitive processing therapy decreases suicidality by reducing perceived burdensomeness in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22618
Blais, R. K. (2020). Lower intimate relationship satisfaction among partnered female service members/veterans is associated with the presence of suicidal ideation. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 76(7), 1353–1361. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22939
Blais, R. K., & Geiser, C. (2019). Depression and PTSD-related anhedonia mediate the association of military sexual trauma and suicidal ideation in female service members/veterans. Psychiatry Research, 279, 148–154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2018.12.148
Blais, R. K., Monteith, L. L., & Kugler, J. (2018). Sexual dysfunction is associated with suicidal ideation in female service members and veterans. Journal of Affective Disorders, 226, 52–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2017.08.079
Blakey, S. M., Wagner, H. R., Naylor, J., Brancu, M., Lane, I., Sallee, M., … Elbogen, E. B. (2018). Chronic Pain, TBI, and PTSD in military veterans: A link to suicidal ideation and violent impulses? The Journal of Pain, 19(7), 797–806. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2018.02.012
Bomyea, J., Stout, D. M., & Simmons, A. N. (2019). Attenuated prefrontal and temporal neural activity during working memory as a potential biomarker of suicidal ideation in veterans with PTSD. Journal of Affective Disorders, 257, 607–614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.07.050
Bozzay, M. L., Primack, J. M., Swearingen, H. R., Barredo, J., & Philip, N. S. (2020). Combined transcranial magnetic stimulation and brief cognitive behavioral therapy for suicide: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial in veterans. Trials, 21(1), 924. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04870-6
Brignone, E., Sorrentino, A. E., Roberts, C. B., & Dichter, M. E. (2018). Suicidal ideation and behaviors among women veterans with recent exposure to intimate partner violence. General Hospital Psychiatry, 55, 60–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2018.10.006
Britton, P. C., Conner, K. R., Chapman, B. P., & Maisto, S. A. (2020). Motivational interviewing to address suicidal ideation: A randomized controlled trial in veterans. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 50(1), 233–248. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12581
Cameron, A. Y., Shea, M. T., & Randall, A. B. (2020). Acute shame predicts urges for suicide but not for substance use in a veteran population. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 50(1), 292–299. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12588
Carroll, T. D., McCormick, W. H., Smith, P. N., Isaak, S. L., & Currier, J. M. (2020). PTSD, religious coping, and interpersonal antecedents of suicidal desire among military veterans: An initial examination of moderation models. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 12(3), 304–310. https://doi.org/10.1037/rel0000270
Carter, S. P., Allred, K. M., Tucker, R. P., Simpson, T. L., Shipherd, J. C., & Lehavot, K. (2019). Discrimination and suicidal ideation among transgender veterans: The role of social support and connection. LGBT Health, 6(2), 43–50. https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2018.0239
Carter, S. P., Malte, C. A., Rojas, S. M., Hawkins, E. J., & Reger, M. A. (2020). Examination of potential disparities in suicide risk identification and follow-up care within the Veterans Health Administration. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 50(6), 1127–1139. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12673
Chen, J. I., Osman, A., Freedenthal, S. L., & Gutierrez, P. M. (2020). An examination of the psychometric properties of the reasons for living inventory within a male veteran clinical sample. Archives of Suicide Research, 24(S1), 204–230. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2018.1563576
Chu, C., Hom, M. A., Stanley, I. H., Gai, A. R., Nock, M. K., Gutierrez, P. M., & Joiner, T. E. (2018). Non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal thoughts and behaviors: A study of the explanatory roles of the interpersonal theory variables among military service members and veterans. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 86(1), 56–68. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000262
Corona, C. D., Van Orden, K. A., Wisco, B. E., & Pietrzak, R. H. (2019). Meaning in life moderates the association between morally injurious experiences and suicide ideation among US combat veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 11(6), 614–620. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000475
Cunningham, K. C., LoSavio, S. T., Dennis, P. A., Farmer, C., Clancy, C. P., Hertzberg, M. A., Kimbrel, N. A., Calhoun, P. S., & Beckham, J. C. (2019). Shame as a mediator between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and suicidal ideation among veterans. Journal of Affective Disorders, 243, 216–219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.09.040
Currier, J. M., McDermott, R. C., McCormick, W. H., Churchwell, M. C., & Milkeris, L. (2018). Exploring cross-lagged associations between spiritual struggles and risk for suicidal behavior in a community sample of military veterans. Journal of Affective Disorders, 230, 93–100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.01.009
Davis, A. K., Averill, L. A., Sepeda, N. D., Barsuglia, J. P., & Amoroso, T. (2020). Psychedelic treatment for trauma-related psychological and cognitive impairment among US special operations forces veterans. Chronic Stress, 4, 2470547020939564. https://doi.org/10.1177/2470547020939564
Dent, K. R., Griffin, C. A., McCarthy, J. F., & Katz, I. R. (2020). Hypertension treatment modality and suicide risk among veterans in Veterans Health Administration care from 2015 to 2017. JAMA Network Open, 3(10), e2020330. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.20330
Dillon, K. H., Cunningham, K. C., Neal, J. M., Wilson, S. M., Dedert, E. A., Elbogen, E. B., … Kimbrel, N. A. (2018). Examination of the indirect effects of combat exposure on suicidal behavior in veterans. Journal of Affective Disorders, 235, 407–413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.04.031
Dillon, K. H., Van Voorhees, E. E., Dennis, P. A., Glenn, J. J., Wilks, C. R., Morland, L. A., Beckham, J. C., & Elbogen, E. B. (2020). Anger mediates the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and suicidal ideation in veterans. Journal of Affective Disorders, 269, 117–124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.053
DiMauro, J., Renshaw, K. D., & Blais, R. K. (2018). Sexual vs. Non-sexual trauma, sexual satisfaction and function, and mental health in female veterans. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 19(4), 403–416. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299732.2018.1451975
Edwards, E. R., Barnes, S., Govindarajulu, U., Geraci, J., & Tsai, J. (2020). Mental health and substance use patterns associated with lifetime suicide attempt, incarceration, and homelessness: A latent class analysis of a nationally representative sample of U.S. veterans. Psychological Services. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000488
Elbogen, E. B., Molloy, K., Wagner, H. R., Kimbrel, N. A., Beckham, J. C., Van Male, L., Leinbach, J., & Bradford, D. W. (2020). Psychosocial protective factors and suicidal ideation: Results from a national longitudinal study of veterans. Journal of Affective Disorders, 260, 703–709. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.09.062
Elbogen, E. B., Wagner, H. R., Kimbrel, N. A., Brancu, M., Naylor, J., Graziano, R., & Crawford, E. (2018). Risk factors for concurrent suicidal ideation and violent impulses in military veterans. Psychological Assessment, 30(4), 425–435. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000490
Faucett, J. (2020). Veteran suicide risk reduction: A recommendation for practice. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2020.09.016
Glenn, J. J., Dillon, K. H., Dennis, P. A., Patel, T. A., Mann, A. J., Calhoun, P. S., Kimbrel, N. A., Beckham, J. C., & Elbogen, E. B. (2020). Post-traumatic symptom severity mediates the association between combat exposure and suicidal ideation in veterans. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 50(6), 1167–1172. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12678
Greer, N., Sayer, N. A., Spoont, M., Taylor, B. C., Ackland, P. E., MacDonald, R., McKenzie, L., Rosebush, C., & Wilt, T. J. (2020). Prevalence and severity of psychiatric disorders and suicidal behavior in service members and veterans with and without traumatic brain injury: Systematic review. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 35(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0000000000000478
Hall, A. L., Sweet, J., Tweel, M., & MacLean, M. B. (2020). Comparing negative health indicators in male and female veterans with the Canadian general population. BMJ Mil Health. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjmilitary-2020-001526
Harden, L., & Murphy, D. (2018). Risk factors of suicidal ideation in a population of UK military veterans seeking support for mental health difficulties. Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 164(5), 352–356. https://doi.org/10.1136/jramc-2018-000921
Harvey, P. D., Posner, K., Rajeevan, N., Yershova, K. V., Aslan, M., & Concato, J. (2018). Suicidal ideation and behavior in US veterans with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 102, 216–222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.04.014
Hausman, C., Meffert, B. N., Mosich, M. K., & Heinz, A. J. (2020). Impulsivity and cognitive flexibility as neuropsychological markers for suicidality: A multi-modal investigation among military veterans with alcohol use disorder and PTSD. Archives of Suicide Research, 24(3), 313–326. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2019.1635930
Hays, A. M. (2020). The veteran problem inventory: Factor structure, reliability, and validity [Dissertation, Drexel University]. https://search.proquest.com/docview/2418692958/abstract/70BB0AF8D5DD4C15PQ/1
Hinrichs, K. L. M., Steadman-Wood, P., & Meyerson, J. L. (2020). ACT now: The intersection of acceptance and commitment therapy with palliative care in a veteran with chronic suicidal ideation. Clinical Gerontologist, 43(1), 126–131. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2019.1642974
Holliday, R., Borges, L. M., Stearns-Yoder, K. A., Hoffberg, A. S., Brenner, L. A., & Monteith, L. L. (2020). Posttraumatic stress disorder, suicidal ideation, and suicidal self-directed violence among U.S. military personnel and veterans: A systematic review of the literature from 2010 to 2018. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01998
Horwitz, A. G., Held, P., Klassen, B. J., Karnik, N. S., Pollack, M. H., & Zalta, A. K. (2018). Posttraumatic cognitions and suicidal ideation among veterans receiving PTSD treatment. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 42(5), 711–719. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-018-9925-6
Iacono, D., Lee, P., Edlow, B. L., Gray, N., Fischl, B., Kenney, K., Lew, H. L., Lozanoff, S., Liacouras, P., Lichtenberger, J., Dams-O’Connor, K., Cifu, D., Hinds, S. R., & Perl, D. P. (2020). Early-onset dementia in war veterans: Brain polypathology and clinicopathologic complexity. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology, 79(2), 144–162. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnen/nlz122
Jahn, D. R., Muralidharan, A., Drapalski, A. L., Brown, C. H., Fang, L. J., & Lucksted, A. (2018). Differences in suicide and death ideation among veterans and nonveterans with serious mental illness. Psychological Services, 15(1), 31–39. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000127
Johnson, C. C., Phillips, K. M., & Miller, S. N. (2020). Suicidal ideation among veterans living with cancer referred to mental health. Clinical Gerontologist, 43(1), 24–36. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2019.1686719
Kachadourian, L. K., Gandelman, E., Ralevski, E., & Petrakis, I. L. (2018). Suicidal ideation in military veterans with alcohol dependence and PTSD: The role of hostility. The American Journal on Addictions, 27(2), 124–130. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajad.12688
Katz, I., Barry, C. N., Cooper, S. A., Kasprow, W. J., & Hoff, R. A. (2020). Use of the Columbia-suicide severity rating scale (C-SSRS) in a large sample of veterans receiving mental health services in the Veterans Health Administration. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 50(1), 111–121. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12584
Kellerman, Q. D., Hartoonian, N., Beier, M. L., Leipertz, S. L., Maynard, C., Hostetter, T. A., Haselkorn, J. K., & Turner, A. P. (2020). Risk factors for suicide in a national sample of veterans with multiple sclerosis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 101(7), 1138–1143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2020.03.013
Kelley, M. L., Bravo, A. J., Davies, R. L., Hamrick, H. C., Vinci, C., & Redman, J. C. (2019). Moral injury and suicidality among combat-wounded veterans: The moderating effects of social connectedness and self-compassion. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 11(6), 621–629. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000447
Kimbrel, N. A., Garrett, M. E., Dennis, M. F., Hauser, M. A., Ashley-Koch, A. E., & Beckham, J. C. (2018). A genome-wide association study of suicide attempts and suicidal ideation in U.S. military veterans. Psychiatry Research, 269, 64–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2018.07.017
Levi-Belz, Y., Dichter, N., & Zerach, G. (2020). Moral injury and suicide ideation among Israeli combat veterans: The contribution of self-forgiveness and perceived social support. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 0886260520920865. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520920865
Levi-Belz, Y., & Zerach, G. (2018). Moral Injury, suicide ideation, and behavior among combat veterans: The mediating roles of entrapment and depression. Psychiatry Research, 269, 508–516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2018.08.105
Livingston, W. S., Fargo, J. D., Gundlapalli, A. V., Brignone, E., & Blais, R. K. (2020). Comorbid PTSD and depression diagnoses mediate the association of military sexual trauma and suicide and intentional self-inflicted injury in VHA-enrolled Iraq/Afghanistan veterans, 2004-2014. Journal of Affective Disorders, 274, 1184–1190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.05.024
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Miller, S. N., Monahan, C. J., Phillips, K. M., Agliata, D., & Gironda, R. J. (2020). Mental health utilization among veterans at risk for suicide: Data from a post-deployment clinic. Psychological Services, 17(2), 217–226. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000311
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Nichter, B., Hill, M., Norman, S., Haller, M., & Pietrzak, R. H. (2020b). Impact of specific combat experiences on suicidal ideation and suicide attempt in U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 130, 231–239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.07.041
Nichter, B., Hill, M., Norman, S., Haller, M., & Pietrzak, R. H. (2020c). Mental health treatment utilization among U.S. military veterans with suicidal ideation: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 130, 61–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.07.004
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Prescot, A., Sheth, C., Legarreta, M., Renshaw, P. F., McGlade, E., & Yurgelun-Todd, D. (2018). Altered cortical gamma-amino butyric acid in female veterans with suicidal behavior: Sex differences and clinical correlates. Chronic Stress, 2, 2470547018768771. https://doi.org/10.1177/2470547018768771
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Rojas, S. M., Piccirillo, M. L., McCann, R. A., Reger, M. A., & Felker, B. (2020). An examination of suicidal behaviour among veterans receiving mental-health appointments in person versus clinical video telehealth. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 1357633X20942041. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357633X20942041
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Ryan, A. T., Phalen, P., Jahn, D. R., Wastler, H., Bennett, M., Ghahramanlou-Holloway, M., & Schwartz, B. (2020). Cognitive impairment and depression symptoms are independently associated with suicidal ideation in US veterans. Psychiatry Research, 286, 112833. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112833
Sher, L., Bierer, L. M., Flory, J., Hill, M. N., Makotkine, I., & Yehuda, R. (2020). Endogenous cannabinoid levels and suicidality in combat veterans. Psychiatry Research, 287, 112495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112495
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Sher, L., Bierer, L. M., Makotkine, I., & Yehuda, R. (2020). The effect of oral Dexamethasone administration on testosterone levels in combat veterans with or without a history of suicide attempt. Journal of Psychiatric Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.11.034
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Simons, J. S., Simons, R. M., Walters, K. J., Keith, J. A., O’Brien, C., Andal, K., & Stoltenberg, S. F. (2020). Nexus of despair: A network analysis of suicidal ideation among veterans. Archives of Suicide Research, 24(S1), 314–336. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2019.1574689
Smigelsky, M. A., Jardin, C., Nieuwsma, J. A., Brancu, M., Meador, K. G., Molloy, K. G., & Elbogen, E. B. (2020). Religion, spirituality, and suicide risk in Iraq and Afghanistan era veterans. Depression and Anxiety, 37(8), 728–737. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.23013
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Tannahill, H. S., Livingston, W. S., Fargo, J. D., Brignone, E., Gundlapalli, A. V., & Blais, R. K. (2020). Gender moderates the association of military sexual trauma and risk for psychological distress among VA-enrolled veterans. Journal of Affective Disorders, 268, 215–220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.017
Teo, A. R., Liebow, S. B., Chan, B., Dobscha, S. K., & Graham, A. L. (2018). Reaching those at risk for psychiatric disorders and suicidal ideation: Facebook advertisements to recruit military veterans. JMIR Mental Health, 5(3), e10078. https://doi.org/10.2196/10078
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Tsai, J., Snitkin, M., Trevisan, L., Kraus, S. W., & Pietrzak, R. H. (2020). Awareness of suicide prevention programs among U.S. military veterans. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 47(1), 115–125. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-019-00975-6
Tucker, R. P., Testa, R. J., Reger, M. A., Simpson, T. L., Shipherd, J. C., & Lehavot, K. (2019). Current and military-specific gender minority stress factors and their relationship with suicide ideation in transgender veterans. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 49(1), 155–166. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12432
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Intervention and Prevention
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