Psychosocial and Healthcare Experiences of OEF/ OIF Veterans Before Suicide: Qualitative Analysis of VA Medical Records

Lauren M. Denneson; Holly B. Williams; Laura E. Jacobson; Dan Nguyen; Steven K. Dobscha

doi:10.1080/21635781.2016.1199985

Psychosocial and Healthcare Experiences of OEF/ OIF Veterans Before Suicide: Qualitative Analysis of VA Medical Records

Lauren M. Denneson, Holly B. Williams, Laura E. Jacobson, Dan Nguyen, Steven K. Dobscha

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To identify priority areas for future research, this study describes the psychosocial and healthcare experiences of 38 Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) veterans before suicide. This analysis included veterans from 11 states who died by suicide and received Veterans Affairs healthcare in the 6 months before death. Findings revealed instances of under-or untreated mental health conditions, care coordination difficulties, and polypharmacy, and indicated the importance of examining military-related trauma and aggression, basic needs satisfaction, and treatment engagement in this veteran cohort.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-11
Number of pages	11
Journal	Military Behavioral Health
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2016.1199985
State	Published - 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Veterans
health services
health services research
qualitative research
suicide

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Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Psychology(all)

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