et al., US Army personnel Risk for suicide among n.a. The most common predictors of Provides clearly 141 active Moderate 2015 in 2005 to 2010 serving military suicide for both groups were mental defined Army generalisability to personnel compared health problems, intimate partner population and suicides and US serving military with suicide cases problems, alcohol or substance reliable 563 civilian personnel from the US general problems, recent crises and job standardised data suicides Limited population problems. Army suicide cases were collection method generalisablity to significantly less likely to have Australian serving previous suicide attempts or to have military personnel disclosed their intentions to others (p = <0.05) Street et al., US active duty Compared suicide The suicide rate among currently deployed The increased risk among female Provides clearly 975,057 High generalisability 2015 regular army rates in deployed women (14.0 per 100,000 person-years) currently deployed soldiers defined active duty to US serving soldiers in 2004 to soldiers with those for was 3.1–3.5 times the rate for other compared with other female soldiers population and army military personnel 2009 never deployed and (never deployed and previously deployed) was greater than the increased risk reliable soldiers Limited previously deployed women. The suicide rate among currently among male currently deployed standardised data generalisablity to soldiers deployed men (22.6 per 100,000 soldiers compared with other male collection method Australian serving years) was 0.9–1.2 times the rate for other soldiers. A significantly higher military personnel men proportion of female than male soldiers had a history of health care visits with diagnoses of mental or behavioural disorders in the preceding 2–4 years (27.3% v. 19.6%; 333.3, = <0.001) p χ= n.a. Not available. Table A.4 Non-fatal suicidal behaviour and suicidal ideation among international serving military personnel Summary of results Evaluation criteria Quantity Country, study Quality and risk of (number of Author(s) group and period Main measure Rates/prevalence Risk factors/groups bias participants) Generalisability
et al., 2015 US Army personnel in 2005 to 2010 Risk for suicide among serving military personnel compared with suicide cases from the US general population n.a. The most common predictors of suicide for both groups were mental health problems, intimate partner problems, alcohol or substance problems, recent crises and job problems. Army suicide cases were significantly less likely to have previous suicide attempts or to have disclosed their intentions to others (p = <0.05) Provides clearly defined population and reliable standardised data collection method 141 active Army suicides and 563 civilian suicides Moderate generalisability to US serving military personnel Limited generalisablity to Australian serving military personnel Street et al., 2015 US active duty regular army soldiers in 2004 to 2009 Compared suicide rates in deployed soldiers with those for never deployed and previously deployed soldiers The suicide rate among currently deployed women (14.0 per 100,000 person-years) was 3.1–3.5 times the rate for other (never deployed and previously deployed) women. The suicide rate among currently deployed men (22.6 per 100,000 was 0.9–1.2 times the rate for other men The increased risk among female currently deployed soldiers compared with other female soldiers was greater than the increased risk among male currently deployed soldiers compared with other male soldiers. A significantly higher proportion of female than male soldiers had a history of health care visits with diagnoses of mental or behavioural disorders in the preceding 2–4 years (27.3% v. 19.6%; χ= 333.3, p = <0.001) Provides clearly defined population and reliable standardised data collection method 975,057 active duty army soldiers High generalisability to US serving military personnel Limited generalisablity to Australian serving military personnel n.a. Not available. Table A.4 Non-fatal suicidal behaviour and suicidal ideation among international serving military personnel Author(s) Country, study group and period Main measure Summary of results Evaluation criteria Rates/prevalence Risk factors/groups Quality and risk of bias Quantity (number of participants) Generalisability years)
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