Suicidal Behavior in US Army Special Operations Forces
In this study of US regular Army enlisted soldiers during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, SOF operators were less likely than other soldiers to engage in suicidal behavior, but it was more likely to be fatal when they did. Larger studies are needed to understand suicide risk among female operators.
Authors
- Nancy A. Sampson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2971-6072)
- Carol S. Fullerton
- Dan Joseph Stein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7218-7810)
- Robert J. Ursano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1861-9173)
- Tzu‐Cheg Kao
- Rachel Shor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2620-9780)
- Holly B. Herberman Mash
- James A. Naifeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7248-3054)
- Pablo A. Aliaga
- Ronald C. Kessler
Institutions
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- VA San Diego Healthcare System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.27395
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31