War and Suicide in the US Military

This Viewpoint argues that, as the US considers military and veteran suicide risk during a new conflict with Iran, policymakers and clinicians should avoid oversimplified assumptions about war, combat exposure, and suicide and instead apply nuanced lessons from prior war eras and new research.

Corresponding Author: Mark A. Reger, PhD, Office of Research and Development, Veterans Health Administration, 9600 Veterans Dr SW (A-116), Tacoma, WA, 98493 (mark.reger@va.gov).

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