Psychiatry. 2024 Summer;87(2):161-164. doi: 10.1080/00332747.2024.2306794. Epub 2024 Feb 14.
This commentary highlights challenges and opportunities in suicide prevention across the military and veteran populations of the Five Eyes nations.
Trends in suicides and suicidality in military and veteran populations are outlined, as well as identified risk and protective factors, and approaches to suicide prevention.
Suicide risk is higher in veterans compared to current serving and community samples. Despite extensive research, the causation, prediction, and prevention of suicide, is still not well understood. We propose areas for further attention in prevention strategies.
Suicide and suicidality are issues of concern in military and veteran populations. Suicide prevention requires commitment to continuous improvement through research, analysis, and incorporation of evolving best practice.
本评论强调了五眼国家军事和退伍军人人群中预防自杀的挑战和机遇。
概述了军事和退伍军人人群中自杀和自杀意念的趋势，以及已确定的风险和保护因素，以及预防自杀的方法。
与现役和社区样本相比，退伍军人的自杀风险更高。尽管进行了广泛的研究，但自杀的原因、预测和预防仍未得到很好的理解。我们提出了进一步关注预防策略的领域。
自杀和自杀意念是军事和退伍军人人群中令人关注的问题。预防自杀需要通过研究、分析和纳入不断发展的最佳实践来不断改进的承诺。
