Character of Discharge From the US Military and Suicide Mortality
In this cohort study, individuals who did not receive an honorable character of discharge were at significantly higher risk of suicide compared with veterans who received an honorable discharge and the veteran population recently separated from service. These findings suggest that character of discharge may be a helpful risk factor to consider for ongoing suicide prevention efforts.
Authors
- Sybil W. Morley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5251-3401)
- Mark A. Reger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3222-9734)
- Andrew Devendorf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0142-6359)
- Brady M. Stephens
- Chandru Ravindran
- Kristen J. Vescera
Institutions
- University of Washington (US)
- Canandaigua VA Medical Center (US)
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-05-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.12081
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Quality Enhancement Research Initiative