The contribution of the socio-demographic characteristics on suicidal ideation among Israeli soldiers

Leah Shelef; Evyatar Ayzen; Nirit Yavnai; Eyal Fruchter; Orly Sarid

doi:10.1186/s40696-016-0014-7

The contribution of the socio-demographic characteristics on suicidal ideation among Israeli soldiers

Leah Shelef, Evyatar Ayzen, Nirit Yavnai, Eyal Fruchter, Orly Sarid

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

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BACKGROUND: Suicidal ideation is a risk factor for suicide attempt. The aim of the present study is to compare suicidal ideation of different groups with different distress.

METHODS: 100 soldiers, aged 18-21, divided into four research cohorts: soldiers who had carried out a suicide attempt (n = 40); soldiers with a psychiatric diagnosis (n = 20); soldiers having high severity adjustment difficulties (n = 20); and a control group of soldiers, having neither a history of mental health diagnosis, nor adjustment difficulties (n = 20). All completed the suicide ideation scale.

RESULTS: Half of the attempters had a psychiatric diagnosis (depression or anxiety) on the day of their enlistment and 37.5 % of them had a specified personality disturbance. The attempters were characterized by previously-attempted suicide (p < .01). The lowest mean values (M = 1.95, SD = .67) were among the attempter (F = 3.173, df = 3, p = .02) in motivation for military service. The variable expressing low motivation for military service was the sole predictor of suicide ideation (p = .032).

CONCLUSIONS: Early diagnosis facilitated better monitoring by military mental health officers.

Original language	American English
Article number	5
Pages (from-to)	5
Number of pages	10
Journal	Disaster and Military Medicine
Volume	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40696-016-0014-7
State	Published - Mar 2016

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The contribution of the socio-demographic characteristics on suicidal ideation among Israeli soldiers

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