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Cannabis use and suicide risk among Gulf War veterans.

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Grove, JL; Kimbrel, NA; Griffin, SC; Halverson, T; White, MA; Blakey, SM; Beckham, JC; Dedert, EA; Goldston, DB; Pugh, MJ; Calhoun, PS
Published in: Death Stud
2023

Cannabis use has been indicated as a risk factor for suicide in veterans. This study of Gulf War veterans tested the relationship between self-report past year cannabis use and (a) past year suicidal ideation and (b) risk for suicidal behavior. Data were from a national sample (N = 1126) of Gulf War veterans. Logistic regression models indicated cannabis use was associated with past year suicidal ideation and elevated risk for suicidal behavior, independent of key covariates. In corroboration with research on other military populations, this study indicates a potentially concerning association between cannabis use and suicide risk in Gulf War veterans.

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Death Stud

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EISSN

1091-7683

Publication Date

2023

Volume

47

Issue

5

Start / End Page

618 / 623

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • Suicide
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Risk Factors
  • Humans
  • Gulf War
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Cannabis
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
 

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Grove, J. L., Kimbrel, N. A., Griffin, S. C., Halverson, T., White, M. A., Blakey, S. M., … Calhoun, P. S. (2023). Cannabis use and suicide risk among Gulf War veterans. Death Stud, 47(5), 618–623. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2022.2108944
Grove, Jeremy L., Nathan A. Kimbrel, Sarah C. Griffin, Tate Halverson, Mark A. White, Shannon M. Blakey, Jean C. Beckham, et al. “Cannabis use and suicide risk among Gulf War veterans.Death Stud 47, no. 5 (2023): 618–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2022.2108944.
Grove JL, Kimbrel NA, Griffin SC, Halverson T, White MA, Blakey SM, et al. Cannabis use and suicide risk among Gulf War veterans. Death Stud. 2023;47(5):618–23.
Grove, Jeremy L., et al. “Cannabis use and suicide risk among Gulf War veterans.Death Stud, vol. 47, no. 5, 2023, pp. 618–23. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/07481187.2022.2108944.
Grove JL, Kimbrel NA, Griffin SC, Halverson T, White MA, Blakey SM, Beckham JC, Dedert EA, Goldston DB, Pugh MJ, Calhoun PS. Cannabis use and suicide risk among Gulf War veterans. Death Stud. 2023;47(5):618–623.

Published In

Death Stud

DOI

EISSN

1091-7683

Publication Date

2023

Volume

47

Issue

5

Start / End Page

618 / 623

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • Suicide
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Risk Factors
  • Humans
  • Gulf War
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Cannabis
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology