Suicide in the French Armed Forces

Desjeux, G.; Labarère, José; Galoisy-Guibal, Laurent; Écochard, René

doi:10.1023/b:ejep.0000040527.59987.b2

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“…However, these studies would not have been able to identify all suicides among UK Armed Forces personnel and did not examine Service or age-specific data. Other nations have made similar comparisons and these studies have also shown lower rates of suicide in the military compared with the general population, with increased rates among young military men 19 20…”

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Suicide among male regular UK Armed Forces personnel, 1984–2007

Fear

Ward²,

Harrison³

et al. 2009

Occup Environ Med

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Suicide among male regular UK Armed Forces personnel, 1984–2007

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Harrison³

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“…2 This finding has been corroborated in several military samples [3][4][5] ; however, other studies have demonstrated conflicting results. [6][7][8][9][10] To date, it is unclear whether military personnel have an increased or decreased risk of suicidal behaviour.…”

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Relation between Traumatic Events and Suicide Attempts in Canadian Military Personnel

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Objective: To determine whether exposure to particular types of traumatic events was differentially associated with suicide attempts in a representative sample of active military personnel.Method: Data came from the Canadian Community Health Survey: Mental Health and Well-Being Canadian Forces Supplement (CCHS-CFS), a cross-sectional survey that provided a comprehensive examination of mental disorders, health, and the well-being of currently active Canadian military personnel (n = 8441; aged 16 to 54 years; response rate 81.1%). Respondents were asked about exposure to 28 traumatic events that occurred during their lifetime. Suicide attempts were measured using a question about whether the person ever "attempted suicide or tried to take [his or her] own life." Results:The prevalence of lifetime suicide attempts for currently active Canadian military men and women was 2.2% and 5.6%, respectively. Sexual and other interpersonal traumas (for example, rape, sexual assault, spousal abuse, child abuse) were significantly associated with suicide attempts in both men (adjusted odds ratios [AORs] ranging from 2.31 to 4.43) and women (AORs ranging from 1.73 to 3.71), even after adjusting for sociodemographics and mental disorders. Additionally, the number of traumatic events experienced was positively associated with increased risk of suicide attempts, indicating a dose-response effect of exposure to trauma. Conclusions:The current study is the first to demonstrate that sexual and other interpersonal traumatic events are associated with suicide attempts in a representative sample of active Canadian military men and women.Can J Psychiatry. 2009;54(2):93-104.Clinical Implications · Clinicians working with military populations should be aware of the presence of a traumatic experience in addition to development of a psychiatric disorder in determining the likelihood of a lifetime suicide attempt. · Clinicians working with military populations should specifically inquire about lifetime exposure to sexual and other interpersonal traumatic experiences owing to its association with lifetime suicide attempts. · Deployment-related traumatic experiences do not appear to confer additional likelihood of a lifetime suicide attempt above and beyond the presence of development of a psychiatric disorder. Limitations· The CCHS-CFS survey did not provide additional information about the exact nature of the traumatic event, including whether the experience was deployment-related. · Findings may not be generalizable to other military populations, considering that other military groups may have different levels of exposure to combat and other traumatic events. · Owing to the cross-sectional nature of the survey, causal inferences cannot be made.

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“…After years of a decreasing suicide rate in the US military, levels similar to the 1990s were reached again (Helmkamp, ). Until the 1990s, military suicide rates were considerably higher than today in Europe as well (Desjeux, Labarère, Galoisy‐Guibal, & Ecochard, ; Street et al., ).…”

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“…So due to discussions about rising suicide rates, a huge number of registry studies on risk group analyzes have been conducted in the US. Many studies have identified male gender as a suicide risk factor in its own right (Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, AFHSC, ; Bell, Harford, Amoroso, Hollander, & Kay, ; Desjeux et al., ; Helmkamp, ; Hyman, Ireland, Frost, & Cottrell, ; Kapur, While, Blatchley, Bray, & Harrison, ; Kessler, Stein, et al., ; Kessler, Warner, et al., ; LeardMann et al., ; Martin et al., ; Miller et al., ; Scoville, Gubata, Potter, White, & Pearse, ; Street et al., ; Thoresen & Mehlum, ). These gender‐specific effects are also known in hospitalized German military samples (Willmund et al., ; Zimmermann et al., )).…”

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“…Furthermore, there is often an U‐shaped risk distribution across age groups, with greater risks for soldiers under the age of 25 and between the ages of 40 and 44. Soldiers in these age groups are at more than twice the risk compared to soldiers between the ages of 25 and 29 (Desjeux et al., ). We did not find any former epidemiological data of a suicide registry in the German Bundeswehr, focusing risk groups and age analyses.…”

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Suicides between 2010 and 2014 in the German Armed Forces—Comparison of Suicide Registry Data and a German Armed Forces Survey

Willmund

Hess

Helms

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Suicide & Life Threat Behav

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Background The last 10 years have seen an increase in the number of suicides in the US Armed Forces. Accordingly, the topic of suicides in the German military has received a lot of attention in media and science alike. Methods This study retrospectively examined all suicides (N = 107) committed by active, nonretired German military personnel from 2010 to the end of 2014, analyzing archived medical records. In a second step, these data were compared to a representative German Armed Forces survey conducted in 2012 (N = 1,549). Results The following risk groups for suicide were identified: male (OR = 9.6), single (OR = 7.8), aged over 45 years (OR = 4.0), short period of service (<2 years; OR = 2.7), and low level of education (OR = 2.2). Surprisingly, military personnel with little experience in deployments abroad (<2 missions) showed double the risk (OR = 2.0) compared to those who had been deployed more than once. Discussion Multiple robustness checks show that being single, aged over 45 years, and having obtained a low level of education exhibit the most robust effects on suicide risk. Conclusion Efforts should be made to develop and evaluate risk group‐focused prevention programs. We conclude, that further studies should be initiated to show differences of risk groups between lethal and nonlethal suicidal behavior.

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Suicide in the French Armed Forces

Cited by 21 publications

References 18 publications

Suicide among male regular UK Armed Forces personnel, 1984–2007

Suicide among male regular UK Armed Forces personnel, 1984–2007

Relation between Traumatic Events and Suicide Attempts in Canadian Military Personnel

Suicides between 2010 and 2014 in the German Armed Forces—Comparison of Suicide Registry Data and a German Armed Forces Survey

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