American soldiers hospitalized with mental health disorders have a significantly increased risk of suicide in the year after they leave the hospital, a new study finds.
The researchers also identified a number of common factors among the 5 percent of soldiers with the highest risk of suicide.
The suicide rate in the U.S. Army has increased since 2004, and is now higher than the civilian rate.
Researchers looked at more than 40,000 active duty U.S. Army soldiers who were hospitalized with psychiatric disorders between 2004 and 2009.
Within 12 months of being discharged from the hospital, 68 of the soldiers committed suicide, accounting for 12 percent of all U.S. Army suicides during this period.
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