Titre :
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Suicide risk among veterans of military service. Suicide Mortality Among Patients Treated by the Veterans Health Administration From 2000 to 2007. (2012)
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Auteurs :
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Frederic-C BLOW ;
Amy-Sb BOHNERT ;
Rosalinda IGNACIO ;
Mark-A ILGEN ;
Kerry-L KNOX ;
John-F MCCARTHY ;
Richard MCKEON ;
Akathryn POWER ;
Marcia-M VALENSTEIN ;
Department of Veterans Affairs. Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center. Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence. Ann Arbor. MI. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 102, 2012)
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Pagination :
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S98-S104
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Suicide
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Homme
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Epidémiologie
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Mortalité
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Malade
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Thérapeutique
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Amérique
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Amérique du Nord
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS pmnR0xl8. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. We sought to examine rates of suicide among individuals receiving health care services in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities over an 8-year period. Methods. We included annual cohorts of all individuals who received VHA health care services from fiscal year (FY) 2000 through FY 2007 (October 1,1999-September 30,2007 ; N =8 855 655). Vital status and cause of death were obtained from the National Death Index. Results. Suicide was more common among VHA patients than members of the general US population. The overall rates of suicide among VHA patients decreased slightly but significantly from 2000 to 2007 (P <. male veterans between the ages of and years were at highest risk suicide. conclusions. vha health care system patients are elevated for suicide appropriate reduction services although rate has decreased in recent this group. comprehensive approaches to prevention focus not only on returnees from iraq afghanistan but also middle-aged older veterans.>
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