title: Domestic Civil Support Missions Can Aggravate Negative Mental Health Outcomes Among National Guardsmen: The Moderating Role of Economic Difficulties.
abstract: Little research has addressed potentially negative health outcomes associated with domestic civil-oriented operations, but has focused instead on traditional military operations (e.g., combat). This study, conducted following a United States Defense Support to Civilian Authorities mission undertaken by National Guard forces (N = 330), showed that responding to such missions was linked to more negative mental health outcomes, including posttraumatic stress disorder (β = 0.23) and depression (β = 0.23), but only among those who reported difficulty meeting their basic socioeconomic needs and not among those who did not have difficulty meeting their basic needs. The study offers suggestions for identifying individuals who may be especially vulnerable to stressors.
authors.affiliation: F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Dale W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.affiliation: F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Josh B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kazman
authors.affiliation: F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Benedek
authors.affiliation: F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ursano
authors.affiliation: Kogod School of Business, American University, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Cristel A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D004190:Disasters; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055876:Landslides; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D012066:Relief Work; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D014861:Washington; D055815:Young Adult