They Said the Rise in Military Suicide Is a Mystery: Traumatic Brain Injury May Be an Answer

Why you should care?

A recent study found that the rate of suicide among veterans who had experienced a mild traumatic brain injury, also known as concussion, was three times higher than the general population across the study period, from 2002 to 2018. And those with moderate to severe brain injuries were five times more likely to die by suicide.

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