Suicide Attempts: An Examination of Occurrence, Psychiatric Intervention, and Outcomes

Abstract

Demographic and suicide attempt information for 83 Navy seaman, 60 Marines and 66 female dependents, referred to psychiatry at San Diego Naval Hospital for suicide attempts were studied. The servicemen were occupationally followed up after hospital referral. Dangerous attempts were associated with more severe psychiatric problems for Navy men. Marines made serious attempts when alone. Dependents had broad histories of acting out and previous psychiatric contact. Men were returned to duty for occupational continuance if the attempt was not seen as dangerous, if other problems were minimal, and if an acting out history was not indicated. Occupational outcomes were at least as good for men who had attempted suicide as for parallel diagnostic groups.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA010953

Entities

People

  • Darrel Edwards
  • Raymond C. Spaulding

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Biomedical Research
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Education
  • Group Processes (Social Psychology)
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Intervention
  • Marine Corps
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Facilities
  • Military Medicine
  • Peer Groups
  • Personality
  • Psychiatry
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.