Life stressors, emotional distress, and trauma-related thoughts occurring in the 24 h preceding active duty U.S. Soldiers' suicide attempts

External life events and internal experiences (i.e., emotional distress and trauma-related thoughts) occurring in the 24 h preceding suicide attempts were examined in a sample of active duty U.S. Soldiers. Seventy-two Soldiers (66 male, 6 female; 65.3% Caucasian, 9.7% African-American, 2.8% Asian, 2.8% Pacific Islander, 4.2% Native American, and 9.7% “other”; age M = 27.34, SD = 6.50) were interviewed using the Suicide Attempt Self Injury...