Introduction The articles that I read where about suicide in the military and suicide in the general population of the Unites states. While reading I found that Suicide in the military where caused by several driving factors increased stress, age, mental disorder and many more, according to the Megan Meier foundation Suicide is the second most leading cause of death of people in the United States within the Age group of 15 to 24 years of age. According to Eaton, Messer and Hoge 50 percent of the United States Military personal are within the age group of 17 to 24 years of age. This could be one of the leading cause of suicide in the Unites States Military.
Gender
Both genders are susceptible to suicide but the methods of which suicide …show more content…
Some of these include mental illness and substance abuse. Martian mentions facts that where obtained by (SAMHSA,2006) these facts are that 33% of suicides involve alcohol, 28% has the use of drugs like cocaine, 58% of suicides involve psychotropic medications. As we learned in class depression is also a major factor when it comes to suicide, Martin mentions that a family history of suicide, having impulsive behaviors and experiencing hopelessness behavior have a increase risk of suicide attempts. Also according to Martin some other risk factors of suicide that can effect both military personal and civilians include exposure to one or many stressful events, having a intimate relationship fail and people who have suffered traumatic brain injury have an increased risk of suicidal …show more content…
They both can suffer from PTSD, both parties can be effected by the abuse of drugs and alcohol. Also the age groups that are at risk of committing suicide in civilians are the same for military personnel. Both groups can be effected by mental illness, and the methods of suicide are similar between the both groups. Some of the differences between the two groups is that military personnel can be more at risk of developing mental illness due to the increased risk of exposure to traumatic events. Also there is an increased risk of not having any family support due to the chance of being deployed and separated from their
Gender
Both genders are susceptible to suicide but the methods of which suicide …show more content…
Some of these include mental illness and substance abuse. Martian mentions facts that where obtained by (SAMHSA,2006) these facts are that 33% of suicides involve alcohol, 28% has the use of drugs like cocaine, 58% of suicides involve psychotropic medications. As we learned in class depression is also a major factor when it comes to suicide, Martin mentions that a family history of suicide, having impulsive behaviors and experiencing hopelessness behavior have a increase risk of suicide attempts. Also according to Martin some other risk factors of suicide that can effect both military personal and civilians include exposure to one or many stressful events, having a intimate relationship fail and people who have suffered traumatic brain injury have an increased risk of suicidal …show more content…
They both can suffer from PTSD, both parties can be effected by the abuse of drugs and alcohol. Also the age groups that are at risk of committing suicide in civilians are the same for military personnel. Both groups can be effected by mental illness, and the methods of suicide are similar between the both groups. Some of the differences between the two groups is that military personnel can be more at risk of developing mental illness due to the increased risk of exposure to traumatic events. Also there is an increased risk of not having any family support due to the chance of being deployed and separated from their