Suicide Ideation, Plans, and Attempts Attributed to the COVID-19 Pandemic Among US Veterans

Ian H Stanley; Kathleen M Flarity; Michael D April

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.20193

Suicide Ideation, Plans, and Attempts Attributed to the COVID-19 Pandemic Among US Veterans

JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jun 1;6(6):e2320193. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.20193.

Authors

Ian H Stanley^{1

2}, Kathleen M Flarity^{1

2}, Michael D April³

Affiliations

¹ Center for COMBAT Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.
³ Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study analyzes data from the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health to assess whether suicidal experiences among US veterans are associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / epidemiology
Humans
Pandemics
Suicidal Ideation
Suicide, Attempted
Veterans*