AIDS Case for Diagnosis Series, 1988 Military MedicineCliment,, Consuelo;Barroso,, Elvira;Lasala,, German;Lopez,, Eliud;Mena,, Hernando;Parisi, Joseph, E.;Joshi, Vijay, V.;, De Vinatea, Maria L.;Macher, Abe, M.
doi: 10.1093/milmed/153.2.M1pmid: N/A
Article PDF first page preview Close This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes 1 The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense. Copyright ©, Association of Military Surgeons of U.S., 1988
Suicide in United States Army Personnel, 1983–1984Rothberg, Joseph, M.;Rock, Nicholas, L.;Shaw,, Jon;Jones, Franklin, Del
doi: 10.1093/milmed/153.2.61pmid: N/A
Abstract A fifth biennium of epidemiological data on suicide in the U.S. Army was compiled. The annual crude suicide rate per 100,000 soldiers-at-risk for 1983–1984 was found to be 10.0, a drop of 1.4 points from 1981 to 1982. Sex-specific, race-specific, age-specific, grade-specific, and marital status-specific rates were studied, and these can be compared with the same indices in the previous four biennia. Demographic data and information on circumstances surrounding the suicidal act were also made available for comparison with previous data. Analysis of the suicidal person's psychosocial situation (as reflected in the kinds of personal problems recorded in the reports and investigations of the incident, and as reflected in assessment made of the victims pre-suicidal “motivational state”) showed remarkable constancy in the five time periods studied, and indicates a powerful, consistent association between a dyadic love object relationship in total collapse and the completed suicide. This content is only available as a PDF. Copyright ©, Association of Military Surgeons of U.S., 1988
Case of SuicideCoben, Patricia, A.;Palinkas, Lawrence, A.
doi: 10.1093/milmed/153.2.65pmid: N/A
Abstract This paper is a report of a particular suicide that had common themes of rejection and helplessness but at the same time had subtle features so that no one, including medical professionals, saw it coming. This special case is used as a basis to discuss broader aspects of suicide risks and to retrospectively look at points where interventions might take place in a set of similar circumstances. This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes 1 Report No. 86-30 was supported by the Naval Medical Research and Development Command, Department of the Navy, under Research Work Unit 63706N MOO96.02-1054. The views reflected in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, nor the U.S. Government. Copyright ©, Association of Military Surgeons of U.S., 1988