Other findings
•Ninety-three of the 115 suicides were among active-duty troops; 22 were members of the Army National Guard or Reserve who had been mobilized.
•Five were women.
•In addition to completed suicides, there were 166 attempted suicides among troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and 935 over the whole Army.
•Young, white, unmarried junior enlisted troops were the most likely to attempt suicide.
•Firearms were the most common method for those who succeeded in killing themselves. Overdoses and cutting were the most common for all attempts.
•Thirty percent of all cases reportedly involved drugs and/or alcohol; rates were higher for failed attempts.
•The majority of people who committed suicide did not have known histories of mental disorders.
•Six percent of suicides and 8 percent of attempts reportedly were among people who had prior diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder.
•Fifty percent of soldiers who killed themselves had recently suffered a failed relationship with a spouse, girlfriend or other loved one.
•Seven percent of those who killed themselves — and of those who attempted to — had served multiple tours of duty to the wars.
•The highest number of attempts occurred among soldiers who were in the second quarters of their tours.
The Associated Press
