Social closeness and support are associated with lower risk of suicide among U.S. Army soldiers

Abstract

We tested the aspects of social support, unit cohesion, and religiosity hypothesized to be protective factors for suicide among U.S. service members.

Document Details

• Document Type: Pub Defense Publication
• Publication Date: Jul 01, 2021
• Source ID: 10.1111/sltb.12778

Entities

People

• Catherine L Dempsey
• David A. Brent
• David M. Benedek
• Jingning Ao
• Kelly Zuromski
• Matthew K. Nock
• Murray B. Stein
• Pablo A. Aliaga
• Robert Ursano
• Ronald C Kessler
• Steven G. Heeringa

Organizations

• Harvard Medical School
• Harvard University
• Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
• National Institute of Mental Health
• Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
• United States Department of Defense
• University of California, San Diego
• University of Michigan
• University of Pittsburgh

Tags

Fields of Study

• Psychology

Readers

• Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
• Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.