PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Leo Sher
AU  - María Dolores Braquehais
AU  - Miquel Casas
TI  - Posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and suicide in veterans
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.79a.11069
DP  - 2012 Feb 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 92--97
VI  - 79
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/2/92.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/2/92.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2012 Feb 01; 79
AB  - Suicidal behavior is a critical problem in war veterans. Combat veterans are not only more likely to have suicidal ideation, often associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, but they are more likely to act on a suicidal plan. Especially since veterans may be less likely to seek help from a mental health professional, non-mental-health physicians are in a key position to screen for PTSD, depression, and suicidal ideation in these patients. The authors discuss the association of PTSD, depression, and suicide in veterans, keys to assessment of suicide risk, and interventions.