Loneliness and suicidal behaviour in military veterans
Prevention of suicide in lonely veterans should include six components: (1) Recognition of loneliness; (2) Reduction of loneliness; (3) Management of psychiatric and medical disorders; (4) Assessment of suicide risk; (5) Restricting access to the means for suicide; and (6) Specific interventions to reduce suicidality.
Authors
- Leo Sher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7729-3222)
Institutions
- James J. Peters VA Medical Center (US)
- Columbia College (CA)
- Royal College of Physicians (GB)
- Columbia University (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2025-06-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13651501.2025.2523291
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00