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ArticleCanadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2017

Deployment-Related Traumatic Events and Suicidal Behaviours in a Nationally Representative Sample of Canadian Armed Forces Personnel.

Jitender Sareen, Tracie O Afifi, Tamara Taillieu, Kristene Cheung, Sarah Turner, Murray B Stein, Mark A Zamorski

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Article in Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jitender Sareen1 Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Tracie O Afifi2 Departments of Community Health Sciences and Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Tamara Taillieu3 Applied Health Sciences Program, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Kristene Cheung4 Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Sarah Turner5 Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Murray B Stein6 University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
Mark A Zamorski8 Research and Analysis Section, Directorate of Mental Health, Canadian Forces Health Services Group HQ, Ottawa, Ontario.
University of Manitoba · CACanadian Armed Forces · CAUniversity of California, San Diego · US

Funding

CIHR 333252
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWorldwide, there has been substantial controversy with respect to whether military deployment is a risk factor for suicidal behaviour. The present study examined the relationship between lifetime exposure to deployment and deployment-related traumatic events (DRTEs) and past-year suicidal ideation (SI), suicidal plans (SP), and suicidal attempts (SA).

methodData were analysed from the 2013 Canadian Forces Mental Health Survey (8161 respondents; response rate, 79.8%; aged 18-60 years). A total of 12 individual items assessed exposure to DRTEs (e.g., combat, witnessing human atrocities, feeling responsible for the death of Canadian or ally personnel, knowing someone who was injured or killed). We examined each individual DRTE type as well as the number of types of DRTEs in relation to suicidal behaviour.

resultsLifetime deployment was not significantly associated with suicidal behaviour. In models adjusted for sociodemographic variables, most of the individual DRTE items and the DRTE count variable were significantly associated with suicidal behaviours (adjusted odds ratio ranged between 1.10 and 5.32). When further adjusting for child abuse exposure, these associations were minimally attenuated, and some became nonsignificant. In models adjusting for mental disorders and child abuse, most DRTEs and number of types of DRTEs became nonsignificant in relation to SI, SP, and SA.

conclusionsActive military personnel exposed to increasing number of DRTEs are at increased risk for SI, SP, and SA. However, most of the association between DRTEs and suicidal behaviour is accounted for by child abuse exposure and mental disorders.

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AdolescentAdultAdult Survivors of Child AbuseCanadaFemaleHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedMilitary PersonnelPsychological TraumaSuicidal IdeationSuicideSuicide, AttemptedTime FactorsYoung AdultCanadadeploymentmilitarysuicidal behaviourtrauma

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PMID28490190
PMCPMC5697623
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