Characteristics and Injury Mechanisms of Veteran Primary Care Suicide Decedents with and without Diagnosed Mental Illness

In the United States, suicide rates are increasing among nearly all age groups. Primary care is a critical setting for suicide prevention, where interventions often rely on identifying mental health conditions as indicators of elevated suicide risk. Quantify the proportion of suicide decedents withi...

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Main Authors: Simonetti, Joseph A, Piegari, Rebecca, Maynard, Charles, Brenner, Lisa A, Mori, Alaina, Post, Edward P, Nelson, Karin, Trivedi, Ranak
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