8 research outputs found
Posttraumatic stress disorder as a risk factor for suicidal ideation in Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans
No full textRisk of suicide attempt in reserve versus active component soldiers during deployment to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
No full textRelationship of Alcohol Use to Combat Exposure, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, and Aggressive Behaviors Among Army National Guard OIF/OEF Veterans
No full textThe Association of Sleep Duration, Mental Health, and Health Risk Behaviors among U.S. Afghanistan/Iraq Era Veterans
No full textInteraction of Combat Exposure and Unit Cohesion in Predicting Suicide-Related Ideation Among Post-Deployment Soldiers
No full textVA mental health services utilization in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in the first year of receiving new mental health diagnoses
No full textPredictive models for suicidal thoughts and behaviors among Spanish University students: rationale and methods of the UNIVERSAL (University & mental health) project.
Get PDFBACKGROUND: Suicide is a leading cause of death among young people. While suicide prevention is considered a research and intervention priority, longitudinal data is needed to identify risk and protective factors associate with suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Here we describe the UNIVERSAL (University and Mental Health) project which aims are to: (1) test prevalence and 36-month incidence of suicidal thoughts and behaviors; and (2) identify relevant risk and protective factors associated with the incidence of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among university students in Spain. METHODS: An ongoing multicenter, observational, prospective cohort study of first year university students in 5 Spanish universities. Students will be assessed annually during a 36 month follow-up. The surveys will be administered through an online, secure web-based platform. A clinical reappraisal will be completed among a subsample of respondents. Suicidal thoughts and behaviors will be assess with the Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview (SITBI) and the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS). Risk and protective factors will include: mental disorders, measured with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview version 3.0 (CIDI 3.0) and Screening Scales (CIDI-SC), and the Epi-Q Screening Survey (EPI-Q-SS), socio-demographic variables, self-perceived health status, health behaviors, well-being, substance use disorders, service use and treatment. The UNIVERSAL project is part of the International College Surveys initiative, which is a core project within the World Mental Health consortium. Lifetime and the 12-month prevalence will be calculated for suicide ideation, plans and attempts. Cumulative incidence of suicidal thoughts and behaviors, and mental disorders will be measured using the actuarial method. Risk and protective factors of suicidal thoughts and behaviors will be analyzed by Cox proportional hazard models. DISCUSSION: The study will provide valid, innovative and useful data for developing prevention programs for youth suicide and for improving early identification for high-risk students. The longitudinal design of this study will improve causal interpretation of analyzed associations, needed for generating and validating predictive models. It will represent the first results about suicidal thoughts and behaviors in the Spanish university population. The World Mental Health Survey collaboration will permit accurate cross-national comparisons.Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria, Instituto de Salud Carlos III - FEDER PI13/00343, ISCIII (Río Hortega, CM14/00125), ISCIII (Sara Borrell, CD12/00440);Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad, PNSD (Exp. 2015I015);DIUE Generalitat de Catalunya (2014 SGR 748
