a HSR&D Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care , VA Portland Health Care System , Portland , OR , USA.
b Department of Psychiatry , Oregon Health & Science University , Portland , OR , USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2019 Apr;67(3):197-206. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2018.1469500. Epub 2018 Oct 25.
This study evaluated the mental health characteristics and beliefs of student service members/veterans (SSM/Vs) who have been exposed to another's death by suicide.
A total of 39 SSM/Vs exposed to suicide and 32 SSM/Vs not exposed to suicide were sampled from a larger, epidemiological survey. An age- and gender-matched group of 39 civilian (C) students was drawn from a larger sample of individuals exposed to suicide.
Data were collected as part of an Internet-based, campus needs survey that occurred in Fall 2014. Participants were asked to complete measures about suicide-related behaviors, suicide prevention, help-seeking, and demographics.
SSM/Vs exposed to suicide had more positive mental health/suicide prevention beliefs than SSM/Vs not exposed to suicide. Cs exposed to suicide were not significantly different from either group. Unique help-seeking patterns were also identified.
The current study identifies unique characteristics of SSM/Vs exposed to suicide that may inform prevention programming.
本研究评估了曾目睹他人自杀的学生军人/退伍军人（SSM/Vs）的心理健康特征和信念。
共有 39 名曾目睹自杀的 SSM/Vs 和 32 名未目睹自杀的 SSM/Vs 从一项更大的流行病学调查中抽样。从接触过自杀的更大样本中抽取了 39 名年龄和性别匹配的平民（C）学生。
数据是作为 2014 年秋季进行的基于互联网的校园需求调查的一部分收集的。参与者被要求完成有关自杀相关行为、自杀预防、寻求帮助和人口统计的措施。
曾目睹自杀的 SSM/Vs 比未目睹自杀的 SSM/Vs 有更积极的心理健康/自杀预防信念。接触过自杀的 C 学生与这两个群体没有显著差异。还确定了独特的寻求帮助模式。
本研究确定了曾目睹自杀的 SSM/Vs 的独特特征，这可能为预防计划提供信息。
