Mojtaba Sepandi - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Health, Baqiyatallah University of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran
Firooz Esmaeilzadeh - Assistant Professor of Health Economics Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran

Background and Objective: Suicide among soldiers is not accidental and, as a result, a stream of thoughts, behaviors, situations and interpersonal relationships are often rooted. This study was aimed to review important factors and actions to prevent suicide among military forces and soldiers.Materials and Methods: International databases including PubMed, ISI and Scopus were considered for search of English articles by ۳۰ Dec, ۲۰۱۸. And eight published articles were finally entered into the study. Keywords were suicide, soldier, military and veteran, or a combination of them in the title/abstracts.Results: There were more than ۴۹۳,۴۲۳ subjects reviewed in this systematic review of eight published articles consisted of four interventional, one cohort and three cross sectional studies.Conclusion: According to the results, education can be considered as a way for reducing suicide in soldiers and military personnel.

Suicide, Soldier, Veteran, Military