Psychological Screening with Deployed and Nondeployed Soldiers.

Abstract

The U.S. military has instituted a program of psychological screening for soldiers redeploying from the NATO mission in the mission in the former Yugoslavia in order to assess troop well-being. The screening process consisted of three clinical scales assessing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and alcohol problems. Personnel scoring above criteria on the clinical scales received an interview to determine referral need. Outcome rates of deployed Army soldiers (N = 54,587) in Bosnia were compared with a group of nondeployed soldiers (N = 790) in Germany. In all, fewer deployed soldiers met criteria for a follow-up interview or received a referral than nondeployed soldiers. This was especially true for lower enlisted males and enlisted females. Conducting screening at redeployment and the stressors of garrison life may have contributed to the relatively high outcome rates of the nondeployed sample.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 19, 1999
Accession Number
ADA361535

Entities

People

  • Amy B Adler
  • Ann H. Huffman
  • Carl A. Castro

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Army Personnel
  • Biomedical Research
  • Deployment
  • Depression
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Europe
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mental Health
  • Military Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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