Associations between justice involvement and PTSD and depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempt among post-9/11 veterans.

Ryan Holliday Claire A Hoffmire W Blake MartinRani A HoffLindsey L Monteith

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2021)

Justice-involved veterans appear to be a vulnerable population experiencing heightened psychiatric symptoms and increased risk for recent suicidal ideation and lifetime suicide attempt. Programs within VHA and the community are important for connecting justice-involved veterans to mental health services and mitigating suicide risk. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
mental health
mental illness
social support
healthcare
public health
sleep quality
posttraumatic stress disorder
emergency department
electronic health record