Suicide mortality among patients treated by the Veterans Health Administration from 2000 to 2007

F.C. Blow, A.S.B. Bohnert, M.A. Ilgen, R. Ignacio, J.F. McCarthy, M.M. Valenstein and K.L. Knox

American Journal of Public Health, 2012, vol. 102, issue S1, S98-S104

Abstract: Objectives: We sought to examine rates of suicide among individuals receiving health care services in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities over an 8-year period. Methods: We included annual cohorts of all individuals who received VHA health care services from fiscal year (FY) 2000 through FY 2007 (October 1, 1999- September 30, 2007; N = 8 855 655). Vital status and cause of death were obtained from the National Death Index. Results: Suicide was more common among VHA patients than members of the general US population. The overall rates of suicide among VHA patients decreased slightly but significantly from 2000 to 2007 (P

Date: 2012
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