title: Factors Associated with Suicidality Among a National Sample of Transgender Veterans.
abstract: Correlates of past-year suicidal ideation and lifetime suicide risk among a national sample of transgender veterans were examined. An online, convenience sample of 212 U.S. transgender veterans participated in a cross-sectional survey in February-May 2014. We evaluated associations between sociodemographic characteristics, stigma, mental health, and psychosocial resources with past-year suicidal ideation and lifetime suicide plans and attempts. Participants reported high rates of past-year suicidal ideation (57%) as well as history of suicide plan or attempt (66%). Transgender-related felt stigma during military service and current posttraumatic stress disorder and depressive symptoms were associated with suicide outcomes as were economic and demographic factors.
authors.affiliation: Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D) Center of Innovation (COIN), VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA. klehavot@uw.edu.|Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA. klehavot@uw.edu.|Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. klehavot@uw.edu.|Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. klehavot@uw.edu.
authors.forename: Keren
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lehavot
authors.affiliation: Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA.|Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.|Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse and Treatment (CESATE), VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Tracy L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs, LGBT Program, Washington, DC, USA.|VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA.|Women's Health Sciences Division, National Center for PTSD, Boston, MA, USA.|Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Jillian C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Shipherd
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003710:Demography; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D057545:Social Stigma; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D063106:Transgender Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*; D000092864:Suicide Prevention