title: What's Changed? A Comparison of Army Suicide Surveillance Data to Cases from 1975 to 1982.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA.|Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Reger
authors.affiliation: VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA.|Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Greg M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Reger
authors.affiliation: VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Krieg
authors.affiliation: National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2), Joint Base Lewis McChord, Tacoma, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pruitt
authors.affiliation: National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2), Joint Base Lewis McChord, Tacoma, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Derek J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Smolenski
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.|National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2), Joint Base Lewis McChord, Tacoma, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Nancy A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Skopp
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.|National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2), Joint Base Lewis McChord, Tacoma, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Nigel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bush
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D008890:Military Psychiatry / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D000092864:Suicide Prevention