Predicting Personality Disorder Diagnosis of Hospitalized Navy Personnel

Abstract

Since personality disorders are believed to begin early in life and to represent a long-term maladaptive pattern, it stands to reason that individuals with a personality disorder prior to joining the Navy are at risk for later adjustment difficulties and hospitalization. The purpose of the study reported herein was to examine the relationship between pre-Navy non-psychotic condition, paygrade, and type of non-psychotic diagnosis at time of hospitalization for active duty, enlisted Navy personnel. The sample (N=27,210) consisted of all hospitalized cases of active duty, enlisted Navy personnel between 1981 and 1984, inclusive, with a non-psychotic mental disorder as the primary diagnosis. Results indicated that personality disorders were more likely than other non-psychotic diagnoses to be associated with a pre-Navy non- psychotic condition (a personality disorder) and lower paygrades. Active duty, enlisted Navy personnel with a pre-Navy history of some personality disorder are at risk of being hospitalized for that problem after they joint the U.S. Navy. Substantial savings to the U.S. Navy could be accrued by targeting those individuals with a personality disorder at time of recruitment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA206058

Entities

People

  • Brock Kilbourne
  • Jerry Goodman
  • Susan M. Hilton

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health Services
  • Hospitalizations
  • Hospitals
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Disorders
  • Patient Care
  • Personality Disorders
  • Psychotic Disorders

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

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