Abstract
Previous research and theorizing have long sought to describe reliable typologies of suicide risk, particularly regarding soldier and veteran military samples. In the present study, we examined suicidal content from two samples of outpatient suicidal military personnel—one a sample of active-duty infantry soldiers (n = 89) and the other a sample of veterans (n = 62), using the first page of the Suicide Status Form (SSF; Jobes, 2016). Descriptive statistics examined both the qualitative and quantitative SSF-based responses between these cohorts. Preliminary findings showed different psychological content profiles between these samples: active-duty soldiers reported being more “self-focused” and “escape-oriented” in responses related to suicide, whereas veterans reported being more “other-focused” in responses related to suicide. This study suggests that despite similarities resulting from military experience, active-duty soldiers and veterans likely experience suicide risk differently. The main goal of this study was to differentiate clinically relevant suicidal responses on the exact same stimulus tool, which can be useful in generating hypotheses to be tested in future research about similarities and differences in suicide risk presentations between active-duty soldiers and veterans.
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