Suicidal Ideation Among Sexual Minority Veterans

Results From the 2005–2010 Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey

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ID11020181
AuthorsJohn R Blosnich (0000-0001-7663-3638, John R. Blosnich and Robert M. Bossarte are with the Veterans Integrated Services Network 2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, Canandaigua VA Medical Center, Canandaigua, NY, and Department of Psychiatry, Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. Vincent M. B. Silenzio is with the Department of Psychiatry, Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, University of Rochester, Rochester.), Robert M Bossarte (0000-0002-0715-3195, John R. Blosnich and Robert M. Bossarte are with the Veterans Integrated Services Network 2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, Canandaigua VA Medical Center, Canandaigua, NY, and Department of Psychiatry, Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. Vincent M. B. Silenzio is with the Department of Psychiatry, Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, University of Rochester, Rochester.), Vincent M B Silenzio (John R. Blosnich and Robert M. Bossarte are with the Veterans Integrated Services Network 2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, Canandaigua VA Medical Center, Canandaigua, NY, and Department of Psychiatry, Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. Vincent M. B. Silenzio is with the Department of Psychiatry, Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, University of Rochester, Rochester.), Vincent Silenzio (0000-0003-1408-7955, Canandaigua VA Medical Center)
Year2012
Volume102
IssueS1
PagesS44-S47
Publication date2012-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2011.300565
PMID22390600
PMCIDPMC3496439
OpenAlexW2081718166
LanguageEN
Citations received24
References cited7

Suicide is a public health problem disproportionately associated with some demographic characteristics (e.g., sexual orientation, veteran status). Analyses of the Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey data revealed that more lesbian, gay, and bisexual (i.e., sexual minority) veterans reported suicidal ideation compared with heterosexual veterans. Decreased social and emotional support contributed to explaining the association between sexual minority status and suicidal ideation. More research is needed about suicide risk among sexual minority veterans; they might be a population for outreach and intervention by the Veterans Health Administration

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System · Environmental health · Heterosexuality · Homosexuality · Injury prevention · Intervention (counseling) · Lesbian · Outreach · Poison control · Population · Psychiatry · Public health · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

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