For the past decade, suicidal behavior in military and veteran populations has been a constant feature in the news and in the media, with suicide rates among active duty American military personnel reaching their highest level in almost three decades. Handbook of Military and Veteran Suicide reviews the most advanced scientific understanding of the phenomenon of active duty and veteran suicide, while providing a useful, hands-on clinical guide for those working with this population.This comprehensive Handbook covers all relevant topics and current research in suicide in military and veteran populations, including links between suicide and PTSD, the stigma of mental health treatment in the military, screening for firearms access in military and veteran populations, "subintentioned" suicide (e.g. reckless driving and other such "accidental" deaths), women in combat, and working with families. Chapters also cover suicide risk assessment, ethical issues in treating suicidal patients, evidence-based treatments for PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and managing suicide in older veterans. Significant issues that may arise in assessing and treating military and veteran populations who are at risk for suicide are presented and discussed with evidence-based and practical recommendations. This Handbook will benefit researchers, policy makers, and clinicians who work with active duty military and veteran populations.

1. Introduction into Military SuicideElvin Sheykhani, Lori Holleran, Kasie Hummel, and Bruce Bongar2. Why suicide?Victoria Kendrick, Lori Holleran, David Hart, Dana Lockwood, Tracy Vargo, and Bruce Bongar3. Suicide and the American military's experience in Iraq and AfghanistanJoseph Tomlins, Whitney Bliss, Larry James, Bruce Bongar4. Suicide in the Army National Guard: Findings, Interpretative Framework, and Implications for InterventionJames Griffith5. Combat experience and the acquired capability for suicideCraig J. Bryan, Tracy A. Clemans, and Ann Marie Hernandez6. Combat-related killing and suicide through the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of suicideLindsey L. Monteith and Shira Maguen7. Suicide risk assessment with combat veterans - Part I: Contextual factorsChristoper G. AhnAllen, Abby Adler, and Phillip M. Kleespies8. Suicide risk assessment with combat veterans - Part II: Assessment and ManagementPhillip M. Kleespies, Abby Adler, and Christoper G. AhnAllen9. Driving Themselves to Death: Covert and Subintentioned Suicide among VeteransGlenn R. Sullivan, Phillip C. Kroke, Timothy Hostler10. Identifying MMPI-2 risk factors for suicideJohn J. Barreto and Roger L. Greene11. Ethical Issues in the Treatment of Suicidal Military Personnel and VeteransBrad Johnson and Gerry Koocher12. Evidence-based treatments for the treatment of PTSD: Clinical considerations for PTSD and comorbid suicidalityAfsoon Eftekhari, Sara J. Landes, Katherine C. Bailey, Hana Shin, and Josef I. Ruzek13. The Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) with suicidal service membersDavid A. Jobes, Blaire C. Schembari, and Keith Jennings14. Healing the hidden wounds of war: Treating the combat veteran with PTSD at risk for suicideHerbert Hendin15. Traumatic brain injury and suicideBeeta Y. Homaifar, Melodi Billera, Sean M. Barnes, Nazanin Bahraini, and Lisa A. Brenner16. U.S. Special Operations Preservation of the Task Force and Family Task ForceBruce Bongar, Kathryn Maslowski, Catherine Hausman, Danielle Spangler, and Tracy Vargo17. Managing Suicide in the Older VeteranBavna B. Vyas, Lisa M. Brown, David Dosa, and Diane L. Elmore18. Person-centered prevention of suicide in primary care settingsPaul R. Duberstein, Marsha Wittink, and Wilfred R. Pigeon19. Caring letters for military suicide preventionDavid D. Luxton