An Etiological Model of Attempted Suicide Among Vietnam Theater Veterans: Prospective Generalization to a Treatment-Seeking Sample

This study used retrospective & prospective data from 402 Vietman veterans receiving treatment in a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) clinic. An etiological model developed for a community sample of Vietnam veterans was examined for its generalizability to this treatment-seeking sample. Causal paths in the treatment-seeking sample mirrored those in the commnity sample in that psychiatric symptoms (including PTSD) were the sole factors contributing directly to attempted suicide. (28 Refs.)