Suicide, alcoholism, and psychiatric illness among union forces during the U.S. Civil War

Highlights ► Suicide rates among active duty military personnel have doubled. ► We do not have estimated rates of military suicides prior to modern psychiatry. ► Medical records compiled during the U.S. Civil War provide suicide data. ► Military suicide rates are far higher now than during the U.S....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of anxiety disorders 2012-10, Vol.26 (7), p.769-775
Hauptverfasser:	Frueh, B. Christopher, Smith, Jeffrey A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Addictive behaviors Adult and adolescent clinical studies Alcohol Alcoholism Alcoholism - epidemiology Alcoholism - history Alcoholism - psychology Alcoholism and acute alcohol poisoning American Civil War Anxiety disorders. Neuroses Armies Biological and medical sciences Civil War Combat Contextual information History, 19th Century Humans Iraq Medical sciences Mental Disorders - epidemiology Mental Disorders - history Mental Disorders - psychology Military Military Personnel - history Military Personnel - psychology Psychiatry Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry PTSD Suicide Suicide - history Suicide - psychology Suicide - statistics & numerical data Toxicology Trade unions
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights ► Suicide rates among active duty military personnel have doubled. ► We do not have estimated rates of military suicides prior to modern psychiatry. ► Medical records compiled during the U.S. Civil War provide suicide data. ► Military suicide rates are far higher now than during the U.S. Civil War. ► Historical data suggest that suicide is not an inevitable consequence of combat.
ISSN:	0887-6185 1873-7897
DOI:	10.1016/j.janxdis.2012.06.006