Suicidal thinking affects 'significant minority' of US veterans [MedicalNewsToday.com]

Samantha Sangenito 4/7/1612:00 PM

The research, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, used data from a nationally representative sample of over 2,000 American vets who were surveyed twice - once in 2011 and again in 2013 - in a study led by the Veteran's Affairs (VA) National Center for PTSD.

Each time, the survey asked the veterans whether they had experienced suicidal thoughts in the past 2 weeks, and also about a host of other factors associated with suicidal thinking.

The results showed that around 86% of participants reported having no suicidal thoughts in the previous 2 weeks at both times they were surveyed.

[For more of this story, written by Catharine Paddock, go to https://www.pacesconnection.com/create-blog-post]

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