Suicide is the leading cause of soldier death in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in peace time. Suicide attempt (SA) and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) are risk factors for death by suicide in civilian studies and therefore their predictive value needs to be determined in the military.
Lifetime prevalence of attempted suicide is 2.9% in adults in general (Joe, Stein, Seedat et al., 2008; Larsson & Sund, 2008) and is thought to be even higher in military settings, partly due to greater access to weapons (Lubin, Werbeloff, Halperin et al., 2010).
A total of 107 soldiers reported self-harm during the study period, comprising 70 SA and 37 with NSSI.
In our previous study of 43 consecutive male suicide cases in the IDF, we found that the charac- teristics of suicides differed from the gen- eral Israeli population or in other armies (Apter, Bleich, King et al., 1993), demon- strating the complex challenge of defining the population of soldiers at higher risk.
The gender ratio (2:1 male dominance) in our sample differs from civilian samples, where both SA and NSSI are more common in females. This finding could be partially explained by the 2:1 male-female ratio of the IDF soldier population and the fact that male soldiers are more at risk due to stress such as longer compulsory service period (3 years for males vs. 2 years for females)
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https://t.me/IsraelInnocent/409
https://t.me/IsraelInnocent/410
Lifetime prevalence of attempted suicide is 2.9% in adults in general (Joe, Stein, Seedat et al., 2008; Larsson & Sund, 2008) and is thought to be even higher in military settings, partly due to greater access to weapons (Lubin, Werbeloff, Halperin et al., 2010).
A total of 107 soldiers reported self-harm during the study period, comprising 70 SA and 37 with NSSI.
In our previous study of 43 consecutive male suicide cases in the IDF, we found that the charac- teristics of suicides differed from the gen- eral Israeli population or in other armies (Apter, Bleich, King et al., 1993), demon- strating the complex challenge of defining the population of soldiers at higher risk.
The gender ratio (2:1 male dominance) in our sample differs from civilian samples, where both SA and NSSI are more common in females. This finding could be partially explained by the 2:1 male-female ratio of the IDF soldier population and the fact that male soldiers are more at risk due to stress such as longer compulsory service period (3 years for males vs. 2 years for females)
About 💩 3 years military we already talked! WHICH IS A CRIME AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS!
https://t.me/IsraelInnocent/409
https://t.me/IsraelInnocent/410