The prevention of suicides among servicemen
Sosedko, I.I.; Pustovalov, L.V.
Voenno-Meditsinskii Zhurnal 1994(4): 17-9 79
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-9050 PMID: 8091689 Document Number: 430397
The article analyses the motives and reasons of suicides among servicemen, such as: misfortunes and difficulties of military service (29.3%), family and personal mishaps (31.7%), the fear of being punished for misdemeanor (13.9%), violation of interpersonal relations (8.1%). The authors cite the facts that have connecting links with suicidal cases and give medico-social characteristics of suicides. Medical factors of suicidal risk are depicted. A special attention is drawn on the missions of medical service on suicide prevention.