title: Incidence and predictors of mental health hospitalizations in a cohort of young U.S. Navy women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This prospective cohort study analyzed hospitalization data over a 7-year period for 5,503 female Navy recruits first assessed in 1996-1997.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants' age, education, race/ethnicity, occupation, and traditionality of military occupation were analyzed as predictors of hospitalization for mental health diagnoses occurring 7-8 years after entry into the Navy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  5.2% of women was hospitalized at least once for a mental health disorder over the 7-8 year follow-up period. Thirteen percent of all hospitalizations for the cohort were for mental health reasons. Adjustment reaction/acute stress reaction and personality disorders were the 2 most frequent mental disorders. Asian/ Pacific Islanders with more than a high school education and those in the younger age ranges were significantly less likely than others to be hospitalized for a mental disorder.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results underscore that mental health issues among young military women during peacetime are not a trivial source of morbidity.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Center for Alcohol and Drug Studies, 6386 Alvarado Court, Suite 224, San Diego, CA 92120, USA.
authors.forename: Meghan Dana
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: Susan I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Woodruff
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016015:Logistic Models; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D008890:Military Psychiatry; D009326:Naval Medicine; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology