title: Components and Characteristics of a Psychiatric Partial Hospital Military Program.
abstract: This article describes the components of a psychiatric partial hospital military program and the characteristics of referrals received over the 5-year period from 2009 to 2013. The 5-year study period included ongoing combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan along with their subsequent troop withdrawals and change in mission. A total of 1,194 service members were referred for this level of care, and even with the changing battlefield conditions, the number of psychiatric referrals remained steady throughout the 5-year period, with a significant spike in admissions in 2013. The principal diagnoses were major depressive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. One-third of the admissions came from service members with 4 to 8 years' time in service and slightly more than one-third were employed in direct combat roles or medical support. In terms of gender, females accounted for one-quarter of the admissions.
authors.affiliation: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Building 8, 4th Floor, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889-5600.
authors.forename: R Gregory
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Lande
authors.affiliation: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Building 8, 4th Floor, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889-5600.
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pourzand
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055826:Afghan Campaign 2001-; D000346:Afghanistan; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq; D054542:Iraq War, 2003-2011; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D008890:Military Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult