2012-05-24T21:19:24Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/suicide.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG953.html Feb 17, 2011 Feb 17, 2011

U.S. military officials should improve efforts to identify those at risk and improve both the quality and access to behavioral health treatment in response to a sharp rise in suicide among members of the nation's armed forces.

http://www.rand.org/publications/randreview/issues/2012/spring/veterans.html May 11, 2012 May 11, 2012

Ten RAND authors highlight seven ways in which the United States can help to ensure that veterans and their families receive health care, employment and education opportunities, and other benefits.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT370.html Dec 2, 2011 Dec 2, 2011

Testimony presented before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Health on December 2, 2011.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/05/29/ND.html May 29, 2011 May 29, 2011

Not only would the delivery of quality behavioral care prevent suicides, but it would also aid in the recovery of the nearly 20 percent of service members with post-traumatic stress disorder or depression, writes Rajeev Ramchand.

http://www.rand.org/multimedia/video/2011/05/10/the-war-within.html May 10, 2011 May 10, 2011

In this May 2011 Congressional Briefing, behavioral scientist Rajeev Ramchand presents RAND research and analysis on recent increases in suicides among members of the U.S. military.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9529.html Feb 17, 2011 Feb 17, 2011

The increasing number of suicides is causing concern in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Suicide-prevention programs in DoD and across the services have some (but not all) of the characteristics of comprehensive programs.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/02/17.html Feb 17, 2011 Feb 17, 2011

U.S. military officials should improve efforts to identify those at-risk and improve both the quality and access to behavioral health treatment in response to a sharp rise in suicide among members of nation's armed forces.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100238.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010

Although Whites are more likely than Blacks, Asians or Hispanics to think about committing suicide, actual suicide attempts are equally common among all groups except Asians, who are less likely to attempt it.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100144.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010

A telephone screener for suicide risk can be used during data collection interviews with depressed patients to identify those who need clinical intervention.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100065.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>This study of a district-wide suicide prevention program found that schools whose implementation focused on at-risk students had better results.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080811.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007

<p>Gun ownership rates, state legislation, and levels of community cohesiveness are significantly associated with the likelihood of psychiatric patients committing suicide with a gun, as well as being male, Caucasian, and diagnosed with substance abuse.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20081211.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007

<p>This study examined suicide ideation, attempts, and subsequent mental health service among a sample of 948 youth from substance abuse treatment facilities across the United States.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20071008.html Dec 31, 2006 Dec 31, 2006

<p>Examine symptomatology and mental health service use following students' contact with a large urban school district's suicide prevention program.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050210.html Dec 31, 2004 Dec 31, 2004

<p>Suicide rates are not likely to be a useful indicator of the quality of mental health care because of the instability of suicide rates, difficulty collecting data, and the lack of association between suicide and facility quality of care. The lack of association with facility-level variables suggests that systemic changes in these performance measures would be unlikely to significantly reduce suicide rates.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20031108.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002

<p>This study sought to better understand program participants. The authors examined randomly selected records from 1999 for 100 youths who received services from the program. Their review of records from the Los Angeles program suggests that Latino students may be underidentified by such a program.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030507.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002

<p>Physicians play an inescapable role in presenting and shaping health care decisions. Patients and families find it essential to rely on physicians when fear, lack of information, unfamiliarity, and other factors limit their independence and authority. Legalizing PAS threatens to make patients and families suspicious at a time when they would like to rely on a trusting relationship with their physician.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20020819.html Dec 31, 2001 Dec 31, 2001

<p>Evaluates whether elements signifying relative insulin sensitivity (IS) were prospectively linked to accidents and suicides in 14,976 Helsinki Heart Study (HHS) screenees.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20020055.html Dec 31, 2001 Dec 31, 2001

<p>Argues that nine of the most common and most compelling arguments for legalizing physician-assisted suicide are unpersuasive or misleading.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20000505.html Dec 31, 1999 Dec 31, 1999

<p>This study examines the association between the presence of a general medical illness and suicidality in a representative sample of US young adults. Between 1988 and 1994, 7589 individuals aged 17 to 39 years were administered the Diagnostic Interview Schedule as part of a national probability survey.</p>