Posted on Dec 19, 2018
Most Veterans Who Kill Themselves Are 55 Or Older. The VA Is Trying to Learn Why.
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Veterans are about twice as likely as non-veterans to die by suicide. But the majority of those suicides are among veterans aged 55 or older -- whose military service was decades earlier.
Most Veterans Who Kill Themselves Are 55 Or Older. The VA Is Trying to Learn Why.
Posted from wunc.org
Mental Health
Suicide
Depression
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Posted >1 y ago
Responses: 2
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel These older veterans that commit suicide have kept their feelings bottled up until they can no longer do so.
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There are probably multiple factors involved, but some issues show up later in life. One non-military example is combat athletes (i.e. football, boxing, etc.). Although they appear to function normally during career and shortly afterwards, there are some who have higher risk of suicide based on TBI along with advanced age.
https://www.mdmag.com/medical-news/concussions-tbi-linked-to-greater-postdiagnosis-suicide-risk
https://www.mdmag.com/medical-news/concussions-tbi-linked-to-greater-postdiagnosis-suicide-risk
Concussions, TBI Linked to Greater Post-Diagnosis Suicide Risk
A meta-analysis of more than 7 million patients confirms that just 1 instance of a concussion or mild TBI is associated with a two-fold greater risk of suicide.
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