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Interdisciplinary joint approach to suicide prevention of warfighters

Intense multi-factorial stresses faced by participants in combat operations may cause high levels of psychological suffering, which may progress to serious mental disorders or even suicide. Therefore, the impact of stress and mental disorders on modern military is analyzed, including the role and importance of military training and leadership in protecting the warfighters from devastating combat-related psychological disorders. Mental health indicators and stress-related impact factors, extended with known risk and protective factors for suicide, lead to a comprehensive mental health profile. In order to address the issues of psychological suffering and potential suicide of warfighters, the need for interdisciplinary approach and joint institutional efforts has been stressed. Finally, the integrated strategy of suicide risk detection and prevention is proposed, based on longitudinal acquisition of an extended vector of comprehensive mental health indicators and appropriate probabilistic analyses. Regressive analysis of the individuals’ databases is starting point for identification of various psychological disorders, degraded operational performance, and potential suicide risk.

combat operations, stress exposure training, virtual reality exposure therapy, psychophysiological measurements, interdisciplinary approach, suicide risk assessment, suicide prevention

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