ZoomCare, P.C., Hillsboro, OR, USA.
Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2011 Jun;41(3):287-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1943-278X.2011.00028.x. Epub 2011 Apr 4.
Oregon Violent Death Reporting System data were linked with Veterans Affairs (VA) administrative data to identify and describe veterans who completed suicide in Oregon from 2000 to 2005 (n = 968), and to describe their VA health care utilization in the year prior to death. Twenty-two percent had received health care in the VA system. Of these, 57% did not have mental health diagnoses and 58% had not seen mental health professionals. A larger proportion of those who accessed care were VA-enrolled and received service-connected disability benefits. Fifty-five veterans were hospitalized during the year prior to death. Of these, 33% completed suicide within 30 days of a hospitalization. Further development of suicide prevention strategies for veterans in the community, including general medical treatment settings, is indicated.
俄勒冈暴力死亡报告系统的数据与退伍军人事务部（VA）的行政数据进行了关联，以确定并描述 2000 年至 2005 年期间在俄勒冈州自杀的退伍军人（n=968），并描述他们在死亡前一年的 VA 医疗保健利用情况。22%的人在 VA 系统中接受过医疗保健。其中，57%没有心理健康诊断，58%没有看过心理健康专业人员。更多接受治疗的人是 VA 注册并获得与服务相关的残疾福利的人。在死亡前一年，有 55 名退伍军人住院治疗。其中，33%的人在住院后 30 天内自杀。表明需要进一步制定针对社区退伍军人的自杀预防策略，包括一般医疗治疗环境。
