Lower intimate relationship satisfaction among partnered female service members/veterans is associated with the presence of suicidal ideation

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (7) ◽  
pp. 1353-1361
Author(s):  
Rebecca K. Blais
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Intimate Relationship ◽  
Service Members

Examining the link between prior suicidality and subsequent suicidal ideation among high-risk US military service members

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (13) ◽  
pp. 2237-2246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie A. Hom ◽  
Mary E. Duffy ◽  
Megan L. Rogers ◽  
Jetta E. Hanson ◽  
Peter M. Gutierrez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Thwarted Belongingness ◽  
Us Military ◽  
Military Service Members ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractBackgroundResearch is needed to identify the factors that explain the link between prior and future suicidality. This study evaluated possible mediators of the relationship between: (1) the severity of prior suicidality and (2) suicidal ideation severity at 3-month follow-up among a sample of high-risk military personnel.MethodsUS military service members referred to or seeking care for suicide risk (N = 624) completed self-report psychiatric domain measures and a clinician interview assessing prior suicidality severity at baseline. Three months later, participants completed a self-report measure of suicidal ideation severity. Three separate percentile bootstrap mediation models were used to examine psychiatric factors (i.e. alcohol abuse, anxiety sensitivity, hopelessness, insomnia, posttraumatic stress symptoms, suicidal ideation, and thwarted belongingness) as parallel mediators of the relationship between prior suicidality severity (specifically, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, and overall suicidality – i.e. ideation/attempt severity combined) at baseline and suicidal ideation severity at follow-up.ResultsHopelessness, specifically, and the total effect of all mediators, each significantly accounted for the relationship between prior suicidality severity and subsequent ideation severity across models. In the models with attempt severity and overall suicidality severity as predictors, thwarted belongingness was also a significant mediator.ConclusionsHopelessness, thwarted belongingness, and overall severity of psychiatric indices may explain the relationship between prior suicidality severity and future suicidal ideation severity among service members at elevated suicide risk. Research is needed to replicate these findings and examine other possible mediators.

Insomnia and suicidal ideation and behaviors in former and current U.S. service members: Does depression mediate the relations?

2017 ◽  
Vol 252 ◽  
pp. 296-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas P. Allan ◽  
Kenneth R. Conner ◽  
Wilfred R. Pigeon ◽  
Daniel F. Gros ◽  
Temilola K. Salami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Service Members ◽  
And Behaviors

Use and Experience of Recent Intimate Partner Violence Among Women Veterans Who Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan

Partner Abuse ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzannah K. Creech ◽  
Alexandra Macdonald ◽  
Casey Taft
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Women Veterans ◽  
Intimate Relationship ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Relationship Functioning ◽  
Significant Variance ◽  
The Past

Background: Women veterans may be at high risk for intimate partner violence (IPV), which increases susceptibility for negative physical and mental health. IPV experiences and use have not previously been studied among the newest generation of women veterans who deployed to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Method: This study examined the correlates of IPV in a sample of 102 women veterans who had deployed to the conflicts in Iraq or Afghanistan and who were in current intimate relationships. Using an anonymous web-based survey, participants completed measures of combat and sexual harassment exposure during deployment, measures of mental health and substance abuse, intimate relationship satisfaction, and recent IPV. Results: Results indicated that 63% of the sample reported experiencing any IPV in the past 6 months, whereas 73% reported using IPV toward their partner in the past 6 months. Linear regressions indicated intimate relationship satisfaction explained significant variance in recent psychological IPV, whereas alcohol misuse and recent psychological IPV experiences explained significant variance in physical IPV experiences and use and sexual IPV experiences. Conclusion: Women veterans in this study reported high levels of recent IPV experiences as well as the use of IPV. Results suggest the need to assess for both IPV use and IPV experiences in medical settings, and that for some women veterans, IPV prevention that focuses on healthy relationship functioning may be beneficial.

Suicidal Ideation Severity in Transgender and Cisgender Elevated-Risk Military Service Members at Baseline and Three-Month Follow-Up

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-264
Author(s):  
Roshni Janakiraman ◽  
Ian H. Stanley ◽  
Mary E. Duffy ◽  
Anna R. Gai ◽  
Jetta E. Hanson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Elevated Risk ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Military Service Members
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