Studies of Outcomes, Risks, Costs, and Benefits

Suicide Deaths of Active-Duty US Military and Omega-3 Fatty-Acid Status: A Case-Control Comparison

Lewis MD, Hibbeln JR, Johnson JE, et al (Uniformed Services Univ of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD; Natl Insts of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD) J Clin Psychiatry 72:1585-1590, 2011^§

Abstract

Background

The recent escalation of US military suicide deaths to record numbers has been a sentinel for impaired force efficacy and has accelerated the search for reversible risk factors.

Objective

To determine whether deficiencies of neuroactive, highly unsaturated omega-3 essential fatty acids (n-3 HUFAs), in particular docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), are associated with increased risk of suicide death among a large random sample of active-duty US military.

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