Suicidal ideation among Florida National Guard members: Combat deployment and non-deployment risk and protective factors

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textbfObjectives: This study examined relationships among risk/protective factors and suicidal ideation (SI) in deployed and non-deployed National Guard members, particularly examining for possible differential effects of deployment on SI. textbfMethods: 3,098 Florida National Guard members completed an anonymous online survey that assessed variables associated with SI including demographics, current psychiatric diagnoses, and pre, during, and post-deployment experiences. textbfResults: Those deployed had significantly higher rates of SI (5.5%) than those not deployed (3.0%; p textless .001). In multivariate analyses, among those not deployed, SI was significantly associated with major depressive disorder (p textless.001), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (p textless.001), prior psychological trauma (p textless.01), and heavy/hazardous alcohol consumption (p textless .05). In contrast, in the deployed, only PTSD (p textless.001) and deployment-related mild traumatic brain injury (p textless .05) were independently associated with SI. textbfConclusions: Risk and protective factors differed by deployment status in National Guard members suggesting the possible need for cohort-specific treatment targets to minimize SI. ÉTATS-UNIS GENRE HOMME FEMME MILITAIRE IDÉATION GUERRE DÉSASTRE TROUBLE-STRESS-POST-TRAUMATIQUE TRAUMATISME HANDICAP