Combat exposure and suicide risk in two samples of military personnel.

摘要: OBJECTIVE: In light of increased suicidal behaviors among military personnel and veterans since the initiation combat operations in Afghanistan Iraq, questions have been raised about potential causal role combat. The objective current study was to identify any direct or indirect effects exposure on suicide risk through depression symptom severity, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness, fearlessness death, consistent with interpersonal-psychological theory (Joiner, 2005). METHOD: Structural equation modeling utilized two separate samples deployed personnel, 1 nonclinical (n = 348; 89.7% male, mean age 24.50) clinical 219; 91.8% 27.88), test risk. RESULTS: Greater directly associated death PTSD severity both samples, but failed show either a effect strongly which turn related (in sample) indirectly low belongingness burdensomeness sample). CONCLUSIONS: active duty unrelated too distally measurable effect. Results do not support theory's hypothesis that should be acquired death. Language: en