| Description |
1 online resource (xxxviii, 189 pages) : color illustrations. |
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Rand Corporation monograph series |
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Rand Corporation monograph series.
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| Note |
"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense." |
| Summary |
Since late 2001, U.S. military forces have been engaged in conflicts around the globe, most notably in Iraq and Afghanistan. These conflicts have exacted a substantial toll on soldiers, marines, sailors, and airmen, and this toll goes beyond the well-publicized casualty figures. It extends to the stress that repetitive deployments can have on the individual service member and his or her family. This stress can manifest itself in different ways -- increased divorce rates, spouse and child abuse, mental distress, substance abuse -- but one of the most troubling manifestations is suicide, which is increasing across the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The increase in suicides among members of the military has raised concern among policymakers, military leaders, and the population at large. While DoD and the military services have had a number of efforts under way to deal with the increase in suicides among their members, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs asked RAND to review the current evidence detailing suicide epidemiology in the military, identify "state-of-the-art" suicide-prevention programs, describe and catalog suicide-prevention activities in DoD and across each service, and recommend ways to ensure that the activities in DoD and across each service reflect state-of-the-art prevention science. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-189). |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The epidemiology of suicide in the military -- Best practices for preventing suicide -- Suicide prevention in the Department of Defense -- Support for suicide prevention in the Department of Defense -- Conclusions and recommendations. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Suicide -- United States -- Prevention.
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Soldiers -- Suicidal behavior -- United States.
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United States.
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United States -- Armed Forces -- Medical care.
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Combat Disorders -- complications.
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Military Medicine -- methods.
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Military Personnel -- psychology.
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Suicide Prevention.
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United States.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Suicide.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Mental Health.
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Armed Forces -- Medical care.
(OCoLC)fst01351803
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Soldiers -- Suicidal behavior.
(OCoLC)fst01125317
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Suicide -- Prevention.
(OCoLC)fst01137587
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Statistics. (OCoLC)fst01423727
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| Added Author |
Ramchand, Rajeev.
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United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.
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Rand Corporation.
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Center for Military Health Policy Research.
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| Added Title |
Preventing suicide in the US military |
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Preventing suicide in the United States military |
| Other Form: |
Print version: War within. Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation, 2011 0833049712 (OCoLC)704340522 |
| ISBN |
9780833052315 (electronic bk.) |
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0833052314 (electronic bk.) |
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