title: Behavioral Health and Adjustment to College Life for Student Service Members/Veterans.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Increasing numbers of student service members/veterans (SSM/Vs) are enrolling in college. However, little is known about how their previous military experience affects their adjustment to this new role. The present study tested the hypothesis that SSM/Vs who report adjustment problems in college have a higher incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and other behavioral health problems compared with those who do not report adjustment problems.
  
  
  METHODS
  SSM/Vs (N = 173) at a large, southeastern, public university completed online surveys that included well-validated screens measuring substance use, depression, PTSD, and other mental disorders.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Those reporting difficulties adjusting to university life (28%) reported significantly higher frequencies of behavioral and health problems while in the military, and significantly higher levels of PTSD, depression, and mental health disorders, but no difference in substance use.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Implications for improved behavioral health screening and coordination of university behavioral health services with veterans' health systems are discussed.
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schonfeld
authors.forename: Lawrence A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Braue
authors.forename: Sheryl
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stire
authors.forename: Amber M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gum
authors.forename: Brittany L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Cross
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: behavioral health; college; service members; veterans