Suicide Risk Among Military Veterans in the Southwestern United States Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Neal DoranJenna Gress-SmithPushpa RajaJack T WaddellLuther DavisSarah De La RosaVanessa HurwitzKris KratzRyan LouisJeanie MooreLana PeoplesPublished in: Military medicine (2022)
The findings suggest that the pandemic has not led to an increase in suicidal behavior, which is consistent with other studies, although the degree of decline varied across diagnostic and demographic groups. Further longitudinal research is needed to evaluate whether the prolonged nature of COVID-19 may lead to changes in risk over time.