Veteran-specific suicide prevention. Psychiatr Q 2013 Jun;84(2):219-38
Date
09/27/2012Pubmed ID
23011459DOI
10.1007/s11126-012-9241-3Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84878531147 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 19 CitationsAbstract
Suicide rates have been increasing in some subgroups of Veteran populations, such as those who have experienced combat. Several initiatives are addressing this critical need and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been recognized for its leadership. This integrative review adopts the Research Impact Framework (RIM) to address suicide-specific prevention activities targeting Veterans. The RIM is a standardized approach for developing issue narratives using four broad areas: societal-related impacts, research-related impacts, policy-related impacts, and service-related impacts. The questions addressed in this review are: (1) What are the major initiatives in Veteran-specific suicide prevention in four areas of impact-society, research, policy, and services? (2) Are there gaps related in each impact area? and (3) What are the implications of this narrative for other strategies to address suicide prevention targeting Veterans? Systematic application of the RIM identifies exemplars, milestones, gaps, and health disparity issues.
Author List
York JA, Lamis DA, Pope CA, Egede LEAuthor
Leonard E. Egede MD Center Director, Chief, Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
FemaleHumans
Male
United States
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans
