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Robert M Bossarte1, John R Blosnich, Rebecca I Piegari
1At the time of the study, Robert M. Bossarte was with the Department of Veterans Affairs VISN-2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, Canandaigua, NY, and the Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. John R. Blosnich was with the Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester, and the Department of Veterans Affairs VISN-2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention. Rebecca I. Piegari was with the Department of Veterans Affairs VISN-2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention and the Department of Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Philadelphia, PA. Lindsay L. Hill was with the Department of Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans. Vincent Kane was with the Department of Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness among Veterans and the School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and is also a guest editor for this supplement issue.
Abstract:
Evidence has suggested increased risk for homelessness and suicide among US veterans, but little is known about the associations between housing instability and psychological distress (including suicidal ideation). We examined frequent mental distress (FMD) and suicidal ideation among a probability-based sample of 1767 Nebraska veterans who participated in the 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey who had and had not experienced housing instability in the past 12 months. Veterans experiencing housing instability had increased odds of FMD and suicidal ideation.
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