Self-Harm and Suicide PhD Study
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- Jul 21, 2022
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Suicide is a major cause of death globally. The World Health Organisation have reported that over 700,000 people die by suicide every year worldwide, equivalent to one person every 40 seconds. Military service places substantial demands on personnel which can affect their health and wellbeing both during and after service, yet it remains unclear whether military service increases the risk of suicide behaviours.
Death by suicide appears to be rare in the UK Armed Forces, but even one preventable death is one too many. A similar trend has been found for self-harm where the prevalence of deliberate self-harm among the UK Armed Forces appears to be low, although it has increased in recent years. There remains little research exploring self-harm and suicide behaviours specifically among the UK Armed Forces which this new PhD study aims to address.
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