Characteristics of suicidal male and female soldiers in various military forces

Abstract

The gender paradox in suicidality is a documented phenomenon, the existence of which has been established by many studies in recent decades. However, despite being repeatedly shown to exist in civilian populations, it has not been researched much in military settings. This paper aims to explore the existence of the gender paradox in various military forces around the world, as reflected in the published literature and to assess the need for further investigation of the subject.

Keywords

• suicide
• gender paradox
• military
• soldiers