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The act of intentionally ending one’s own life. Suicide in military, or military-related suicide, is usually described in the context of military-related traumas, such as combat, which place personnel and veterans at a disproportionately higher risk of suicide when compared to the general public.
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Bailey, E. (2018). Suicide. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_9221
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