Cannabis Use Disorder and Post-Deployment Suicide Attempts in Iraq/Afghanistan-Era Veterans.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
The objective of the present study was to use retrospective data to test the hypothesis that cannabis dependence would be associated with an increased rate of post-deployment suicide attempts. Participants included 319 veterans who had deployed to either Iraq or Afghanistan. Study procedures involved completion of a structured clinical interview and a battery of self-report questionnaires. As expected, lifetime cannabis dependence was significantly associated with post-deployment suicide attempts, AOR = 7.963, p = .014, even after controlling for the effects of pre-deployment suicide attempts, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, pain, non-cannabis substance use disorder, and gender. Although preliminary, our findings provide the first evidence to date that heavy cannabis use may be a unique risk factor for post-deployment suicide attempts among veterans.
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Duke Authors
- Beckham, Jean Crowell
- Calhoun, Patrick Shields
- Dedert, Eric
- Elbogen, Eric Bradley
- Kimbrel, Nathan Andrew
Cited Authors
- Adkisson, K; Cunningham, KC; Dedert, EA; Dennis, MF; Calhoun, PS; Elbogen, EB; Beckham, JC; Kimbrel, NA
Published Date
- 2019
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 23 / 4
Start / End Page
- 678 - 687
PubMed ID
- 29952737
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC6525085
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1543-6136
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1080/13811118.2018.1488638
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England