RR of suicide among active duty US Army soldiers, 2007–8 combined*
| Diagnostic category | Specific mental health disorder (no of ambulatory visits, 2007–8) | Diagnosis among suicides | No of suicides | % of suicides | Rate per 100 000 person-years | RR | (95% CI) |
| Mood disorders | Dysthymia (6435) | Yes | 17 | 6.7 | 264.2 | 11.5 | (7.0 to 18.8) |
| No | 238 | 93.3 | 23.0 | 1.0 | (Referent) | ||
| Other depressive disorders (22 742) | Yes | 38 | 14.9 | 167.1 | 7.8 | (5.6 to 11.1) | |
| No | 217 | 85.1 | 21.3 | 1.0 | (Referent) | ||
| Major depression (14 256) | Yes | 21 | 8.2 | 147.3 | 6.5 | (4.1 to 10.1) | |
| No | 234 | 91.2 | 22.8 | 1.0 | (Referent) | ||
| Bipolar (4571) | Yes | 6 | 2.4 | 131.3 | 5.5 | (2.4 to 12.3) | |
| No | 249 | 97.6 | 24.0 | 1.0 | (Referent) | ||
| Anxiety disorders | Anxiety disorders (excluding PTSD) (24 481) | Yes | 50 | 19.6 | 204.2 | 10.1 | (7.4 to 13.8) |
| No | 205 | 80.4 | 20.2 | 1.0 | (Referent) | ||
| PTSD (16 431) | Yes | 21 | 8.2 | 159.5 | 5.6 | (3.6 to 8.7) | |
| No | 234 | 91.2 | 21.1 | 1.0 | (Referent) | ||
| Substance-related disorders | Alcohol-related disorders (25 702) | Yes | 41 | 16.1 | 159.5 | 7.6 | (5.4 to 10.6) |
| No | 214 | 83.9 | 21.1 | 1.0 | (Referent) | ||
| Drug-related disorders (12 044) | Yes | 17 | 6.7 | 141.1 | 6.1 | (3.7 to 10.0) | |
| No | 238 | 93.3 | 23.1 | 1.0 | (Referent) | ||
| Additional mental health disorders | Personality disorders (2840) | Yes | 16 | 6.3 | 563.4 | 24.5 | (14.8 to 40.6) |
| No | 239 | 93.7 | 23.0 | 1.0 | (Referent) | ||
| Psychotic disorders (2245) | Yes | 9 | 3.5 | 400.9 | 16.9 | (8.7 to 32.9) | |
| No | 246 | 96.5 | 23.7 | 1.0 | (Referent) | ||
| Adjustment disorder (73 572) | Yes | 67 | 26.3 | 91.1 | 4.7 | (3.5 to 6.2) | |
| No | 188 | 73.7 | 19.4 | 1.0 | (Referent) |
↵* Data sources: Defense Casualty Information Processing System, Defense Medical Surveillance System.
PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.