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Description/Abstract
This brief is about the likelihood of suicidal behavior and ideation among African Americans and Hispanic Americans after surgery. In policy and practice, pain medications should be prescribed after major surgery, health professionals should evaluate for both physical and psychological suffering several months after surgery, and also provide more services to the patient if necessary; the VHA should expand its suicide prevention program and tailor interventions toward cultural subgroups. Suggestions for future research include looking at prescriber and patient characteristics when prescribing pain medication, looking at the differences in post-surgery coping by race, and relying on data from veterans about to have major surgery.
Original Citation
Copeland, L. A., McIntyre, R. T., Stock, E. M., Zeber, J. E., MacCarthy, D. J., & Pugh, M. J. (2014). Prevalence of suicidality among Hispanic and African American veterans following surgery. American Journal of Public Health, 104(Suppl 4), S603–S608. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2014.301938
Document Type
Brief
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Mental and Social Health | Mental Disorders | Military and Veterans Studies | Psychiatric and Mental Health | Psychiatry and Psychology | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Race and Ethnicity | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Extent
2 pages
DCMI Type
Text
Keywords
Suicide, Suicidal ideation, Health and wellness, Veterans, Hispanic Americans, African Americans
Subject
Suicide; Veterans--United States; Hispanic American veterans; African American veterans
Publisher
Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University
Date
Fall 9-14-2015
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University, "Research Brief: "Prevalence of Suicidality Among Hispanic and African American Veterans Following Surgery"" (2015). Institute for Veterans and Military Families. 290.
https://surface.syr.edu/ivmf/290
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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Mental Disorders Commons, Military and Veterans Studies Commons, Psychiatric and Mental Health Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons
