title: Mental Health Among Military Personnel and Veterans.
abstract: This commentary describes the prevalence of mental health problems affecting military service members and veterans in North Carolina and the rest of the nation, with a special emphasis on those who served in the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Approximately 1.9 million of these veterans have become eligible for Veterans Affairs health care since 2002, and an estimated 1.16 million veterans have registered for this care.
authors.forename: Treven
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pickett
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rothman
authors.forename: Eric F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: Mira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brancu
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fairbank
authors.forename: Harold S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kudler
mesh_terms: D055826:Afghan Campaign 2001-; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D054542:Iraq War, 2003-2011; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008603:Mental Health; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data