title: Pre-deployment Year Mental Health Diagnoses and Treatment in Deployed Army Women.
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.
authors.affiliation: College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA. nwooten@sc.edu.
authors.forename: Nikki R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Wooten
authors.affiliation: Institute for Behavioral Health, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, MS035, Waltham, MA, 02454-9110, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel Sayko
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.affiliation: Institute for Behavioral Health, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, MS035, Waltham, MA, 02454-9110, USA.
authors.forename: Beth A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Mohr
authors.affiliation: Clinical Support Division, Healthcare Operations Directorate, Defense Health Agency (DHA), Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), Department of Defense, Falls Church, VA, 22042, USA.
authors.forename: Diana D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Jeffery
authors.affiliation: Kennell and Associates, Incorporated, Falls Church, VA, 22041, USA.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Funk
authors.affiliation: Defense Health Agency, Department of Defense, Falls Church, VA, 20042, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: Institute for Behavioral Health, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, MS035, Waltham, MA, 02454-9110, USA.
authors.forename: Mary Jo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Larson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D055826:Afghan Campaign 2001-; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054542:Iraq War, 2003-2011; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Army; Combat; Gelberg–Andersen behavioral model for vulnerable populations; Mental health diagnosis; Mental health treatment; Military deployment; Women veterans