Analysis of nonfatal suicide attempts and demographic characteristics of US military veterans with opioid use disorder: A descriptive VA medical center study.
Am J Addict
; 33(3): 347-350, 2024 05.
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| ID: mdl-38273434
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Suicide and opioid use disorder (OUD) frequently co-occur, and veterans are at a high risk for both conditions. This study aims to determine the characteristics of a cohort of veterans with co-occurring OUD and suicide attempts.METHOD:
Three hundred fifty-three (n = 353) veterans registered at a VA medical center with OUD and at least one suicide attempt between January 2010 and December 2021 were analyzed.RESULTS:
9.4% of OUD veterans had lifetime suicide attempts, with 7.1% attempting postdiagnosis. High rates of unemployment (88.1%) and housing instability (73.1%) were observed, along with a 98% prevalence of comorbid psychiatric conditions. DISCUSSION ANDCONCLUSIONS:
Gaining a deeper understanding of this patient population can help improve strategies for preventing suicide and treating OUD more effectively. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFIANCE This study is unique in the current literature for investigating and comparing nonfatal lifetime suicide attempt rates in veterans before and after an OUD diagnosis.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Veteranos
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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Opioides
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article