Spouse and family functioning before and after a Marine’s suicide: Comparisons to deaths by accident and in combat
- Aronson, K. R., Kyler, S. J., Morgan, N. R., Perkins, D. F., & Love, L. (2017). Spouse and family functioning before and after a Marine’s suicide: Comparisons to deaths by accident and in combat. Military Psychology, 29(4), 294-306. doi:10.1037/mil0000156
- Military suicide is a significant mental health concern for both Active Duty Soldiers and Veterans and can have a lasting impact on their friends and families. To better understand the experiences of family and friend survivors of Service members who completed suicide, this study explored the survivors' experiences. Overall, there were differences in the experiences of Marine families before a death, shortly after, and four years after, for death by suicide compared to death by accident or in combat.
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