Women Veterans’ experiences discussing household firearms with their intimate partners: collaborative, devalued, and deferential relational types

Table 3 Suicidal thoughts and behaviors, interpersonal violence, mental health, and healthcare USE (N = 40)

Characteristic	n	%
Suicidal ideation and attempt
Lifetime suicidal ideation	40	100.0
Lifetime suicide attempt(s)	20	50.0
Firearms considered during suicidal ideation	25	62.5
Interpersonal violence
Military sexual trauma^a	34	85.0
IPV^b,c	33	84.6
Mental health screens^d
Posttraumatic stress disorder	34	85.0
Depression^c	26	66.7
Alcohol/drug misuse^c	15	38.5
Healthcare
Use of VHA services in past year	34	85.0
Lifetime mental health care^e	38	95.0
Past-year mental health care^f	27	71.1

IPV intimate partner violence, VHA Veterans Health Administration
^aMilitary sexual harassment (n = 34; 85.0%); military sexual assault (n = 24; 60.0%)
^bResults reflect IPV screening results; 4 of the 39 participants with IPV data available (10.3%) screened positive for IPV in the past year
^cn = 39
^dReflects screening results suggestive of possible diagnoses
^eIncluded outpatient (n = 36; 94.7%) or inpatient (n = 14; 36.8%) services
^fn = 38

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