Trends in Suicide Rates Among Post-9/11 US Military Veterans With and Without Traumatic Brain Injury From 2006-2020

JAMA Neurol. 2023 Oct 1;80(10):1117-1119. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.2893.

Authors

Jeffrey T Howard¹, Ian J Stewart², Megan E Amuan^{3

4}, Jud C Janak⁵, Krista J Howard⁶, Mary Jo Pugh^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio.
² Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda.
³ University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City.
⁴ Department of Veterans Affairs, Salt Lake City, Utah.
⁵ Bexar Data, LLC, San Antonio, Texas.
⁶ Department of Psychology, Texas State University, San Marcos.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cohort study examines trends in suicide rates for veterans with and without traumatic brain injury compared with the US adult population.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adult
Afghan Campaign 2001-
Brain Injuries, Traumatic* / epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Suicide* / statistics & numerical data
Suicide* / trends
United States / epidemiology
Veterans*
Young Adult