First AD

Second AD

In a study titled “Suicide risk among 1.3 million veterans who were on active duty during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars,” 

 found that “veterans exhibit significantly higher suicide risk compared with the US general population.” For more on this topic, see “

Combat Veterans: Adaptation to Transition

,” by Nathaniel A. Brown, MD, who provided the question for this quiz.

1. Kang HK, Bullman TA, Smolenski DJ, et al. Suicide risk among 1.3 million veterans who were on active duty during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. 

After leaving active duty, when are veterans at greatest for suicide?