VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2018 Feb;48(1):21-30. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12322. Epub 2016 Dec 28.
US Army suicide rates increased significantly in the last decade and have remained high. To inform future research hypotheses, Army suicide surveillance data (2012-2014) were compared to similar Army data for suicides from 1975 to 1982. Preliminary data suggest that suicide rates increased across most demographic groups, but may have decreased among divorced soldiers. Mental health utilization increased over time. Legal problems and physical health problems were identified in a higher percentage of cases in the recent data relative to the 1975-1982 era. Potential implications for suicide prevention are discussed.
美国陆军的自杀率在过去十年中显著上升，且一直居高不下。为了给未来的研究假设提供信息，将 2012-2014 年的陆军自杀监测数据与 1975-1982 年相似的陆军自杀数据进行了比较。初步数据表明，大多数人群的自杀率都有所上升，但离婚士兵的自杀率可能有所下降。随着时间的推移，心理健康的利用也有所增加。与 1975-1982 年相比，近期数据中更多的案例存在法律问题和身体健康问题。讨论了对预防自杀的潜在影响。
