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Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

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01-07-2017 | Original Article

Pre-deployment Year Mental Health Diagnoses and Treatment in Deployed Army Women

Authors: Nikki R. Wooten, Rachel Sayko Adams, Beth A. Mohr, Diana D. Jeffery, Wendy Funk, Thomas V. Williams, Mary Jo Larson

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 4/2017

Abstract

We estimated the prevalence of select mental health diagnoses (MHDX) and mental health treatment (MHT), and identified characteristics associated with MHT during the pre-deployment year (365 days before deployment) in active duty Army women (N = 14,633) who returned from Iraq or Afghanistan deployments in FY2010. Pre-deployment year prevalence estimates were: 26.2 % for any select MHDX and 18.1 % for any MHT. Army women who had physical injuries since FY2002 or any behavioral health treatment between FY2002 and the pre-deployment year had increased odds of pre-deployment year MHT. During the pre-deployment year, a substantial percentage of Army women had MHDX and at least one MHT encounter or stay. Future research should determine if pre-deployment MHDX among Army women reflect vulnerability to future MHDX, or if pre-deployment MHT results in protection from chronic symptoms.

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Title: Pre-deployment Year Mental Health Diagnoses and Treatment in Deployed Army Women
Authors: Nikki R. Wooten
Rachel Sayko Adams
Beth A. Mohr
Diana D. Jeffery
Wendy Funk
Thomas V. Williams
Mary Jo Larson
Publication date: 01-07-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-016-0744-3

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