Table 2.
Summary of studies investigating suicidality and suicide prevention research that included reference to military and Veteran families. Study characteristics included bibliographic, participant, and methodological details, along with a conceptual categorization of family positioning within each study.
| Author/Year | Suicide Concept | Population of Interest | Sample Size | Study Design | Quality Assessment | Conceptual Categorization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Adams et al., 2021 (USA) |
Suicidality | Veterans | n = 1,730 | Cross-sectional | Strong | Factor |
|
Adler et al., 2020 (USA) |
Suicidality | Military personnel | n = 12 | Phenomenological | Weak | Factor |
|
Ammerman et al., 2020 (USA) |
Suicide Intervention | Veterans | n = 37 | Cross-sectional | Strong | Factor |
|
Bell et al., 2018 (USA) |
Suicidality | Veterans | n = 114 | Cross-sectional | Moderate | Factor |
|
Blain et al., 2020 (USA) |
Suicidality | Veterans | n = 107 | Pre-post study | Strong | Factor |
|
Blais, 2020 (USA) |
Suicidality | Military/Veterans | n = 818 | Cross-sectional | Strong | Factor |
|
Brignone et al., 2018 (USA) |
Suicidality | Veterans | n = 8,427 | Cross-sectional | Moderate | Factor |
|
Cerulli et al., 2014 (USA) |
Suicidality | Veterans | n = 296 | Cross-sectional | Moderate | Factor |
|
Dorsey Holliman et al., 2018 (USA) |
Suicidality | Veterans | n = 16 | Phenomenological | Strong | Factor |
|
Fox et al., 2021 (USA) |
Suicidality | Military personnel | n = 167 | Cross-sectional | Strong | Factor |
|
Gradus et al., 2015 (USA) |
Suicidality | Veterans | n = 1,046 | Cross-sectional | Moderate | Factor |
|
Gutierrez et al., 2013 (USA) |
Suicidality | Veterans | n = 19 | Qualitative descriptive |
Strong | Factor |
|
Khalifian et al., 2020 (USA) |
Suicidality | Veterans | n = 138 Couples (Veterans and their partners) | Cross-sectional | Strong | Factor |
|
Ku et al., 2009 (Taiwan) |
Suicidality | Veterans | n = 19 | Phenomenological | Moderate | Factor |
|
Lane et al., 2020 (USA) |
Death by suicide | Military/Veterans | n = 6,255; Veteran (n = 1,674) | Cross-sectional | Moderate | Factor |
|
Langhinrichsen-Rohling et al., 2011 (USA) |
Suicidality | Military personnel | n = 52,780 | Cross-sectional | Moderate | Factor |
|
Love et al., 2017 (USA) |
Suicidality | Military personnel | n = 322 | Cross-sectional | Moderate | Factor |
|
Martin et al., 2013 (USA) |
Death by Suicide | Military personnel | n = 100 | Retrospective cross-sectional | Weak | Factor |
|
Weisenhorn et al., 2017 (USA) |
Suicidality | Veterans | n = 234 | Cross-sectional | Strong | Factor |
|
Whisman et al., 2020 (USA) |
Suicidality | Military personnel | n = 8,669 | Cross-sectional | Strong | Factor |
|
Yoon et al., 2021 (Korea) |
Suicidality | Military personnel | n = 6,377 | Cross-sectional | Strong | Factor |
|
Albright et al., 2012 (USA) |
Suicide prevention | Family members (undifferentiated) | Experimental (n = 50); Control (n = 44) | Randomized control trial | Moderate | Actor |
|
DeBeer et al., 2019 (USA) |
Suicide intervention | Veterans | Veterans (n = 29); Significant others (n = 4) | Qualitative case design | Strong | Actor |
|
Gewirtz et al., 2016 (USA) |
Suicidality | Multiple family members | Military families with at least one child (n = 336); Mothers (n = 314); Fathers (n = 294) | Randomized control trial | Moderate | Actor |
|
May et al., 2019 (USA) |
Suicidality | Military personnel | n = 86; Couples (n = 43) | Cross-sectional | Moderate | Actor |
|
Puskar et al., 2018 (USA) |
Suicide prevention | Children/Adolescents | n = 31 | Phenomenological | Moderate | Actor |
|
Simonetti et al., 2020 (USA) |
Suicide Intervention | Veterans | n = 17 | Phenomenological | Strong | Actor |
|
Teo et al., 2020 (USA) |
Suicidality | Veterans | n = 30 | Phenomenological | Moderate | Actor |
|
Walters et al., 2012 (USA) |
Suicide intervention | Veterans | n = 60; Family members (n = 12); Veterans (n = 24); mental health clinicians (n = 11); Veteran service organization members (n = 8); Facility leaders (n = 5) | Phenomenological | Strong | Actor |
|
Wilks et al., 2020 (USA) |
Suicidality | Veterans | n = 276; Veterans (n = 138); Significant others (n = 138) | Cross-sectional | Strong | Actor |
|
Zerach et al., 2019 (Israel) |
Suicidality | Couples | n = 233; Ex-Prisoner of War Couples (n = 142); Veteran Couples (n = 91) | Case-control study | Strong | Actor |
|
Franić et al., 2012 (Croatia) |
Suicidality | Children/Adolescents | n = 695, military-connected subset (n = 401) | Cross-sectional | Moderate | Impacts |
|
Gilreath et al., 2016 (USA) |
Suicidality | Children/Adolescents | n = 390,028, military-connected subset (n = 27,547 | Cross-sectional | Strong | Impacts |
|
Hisle-Gorman & Susi (2021) (USA) |
Suicidality | Children/Adolescents | n = 485,002 children of 272,211 parents | Self-controlled case series | N/A | Impacts |
|
Hisle-Gorman et al., 2019 (USA) |
Suicidality | Children/Adolescents | n = 1,798,530 | Repeat cross-sectional | N/A | Impacts |
|
Klaric et al., 2012 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
Suicidality | Spouses/Partners | Experimental (n = 154); Control (n = 77) | Cross-sectional | Strong | Impacts |
|
LaCroix et al., 2018 (USA) |
Suicidality | Military personnel/Adult dependents) | n = 190; Military personnel (n = 171); Adult Dependents (n = 19) | Cross-sectional | Strong | Impacts |
|
Madhusudan et al., 2008 (India) |
Suicidality | Spouses/Partners | n = 222 | Cross-sectional | Weak | Impacts |
|
Manguno-Mire et al., 2007 (USA) |
Suicidality | Spouses/Partners | n = 89 | Cross-sectional | Moderate | Impacts |
|
Boricevic Marsanic et al., 2014 (Croatia) |
Suicidality | Children/Adolescents | n = 231 | Cross-sectional | Strong | Impacts |
| O'Toole et al., 2015 (Australia) |
Suicidality | Couples | Veterans (n = 448); Spouses or Partners (n = 237) | Cross-sectional | Strong | Impacts |
| O'Toole et al., 2018 (Australia) |
Suicidality | Adult children | n = 315 of 179 Veteran families | Cross-sectional cohort | Moderate | Impacts |
|
Ohye et al., 2020 (USA) |
Postvention | Spouses/Partners | n = 24 | Pre-post quasi-experimental | Strong | Impacts |
|
Pressley et al., 2012 (USA) |
Suicidality | Children/Adolescents | n = 742,375; military-connected subset (n = 12,310) | Cross-sectional | Strong | Impacts |
|
Reed et al., 2011 (USA) |
Suicidality | Children/Adolescents | n = 10,606; *military-connected subset size not reported | Cross-sectional cohort study | Strong | Impacts |
|
Schilling et al., 2014 (USA) |
Suicide prevention | Children/Adolescents | n = 386; Experimental (n = 299); Control (n = 87) *military-connected subset described, but sample size not reported. | Randomized control trial | Weak | Impacts |