AMSARA: Accession Medical Standards Analysis and Research Activity 2000 Annual Report
Abstract
The Accession Medical Standards and Research Activity (AMSARA) has completed its fourth year of providing the DoD with evidence-based evaluations of accession standards. Included in this report are studies on asthma, mental health conditions, early hospitalization and rehabilitation of injured recruits. The first study demonstrates that recruits waived for a history of asthma were more likely to remain on active duty than those who did not need a wavier to enter active duty. Those waived for a history of attention deficit disorder remain on active duty as long as matched controls. However those waived for other mental health disorders are at increased risk for both psychiatric hospitalization and attrition. However, stricter standards might screen out many recruits who would do well on active duty in order to prevent an excess loss of approximately 9 recruits per year. Mental health conditions are major reason for early hospitalization and early loss. 25.5% of all individuals hospitalized within the first 6 months have a mental health diagnosis. 70% to 96% of those hospitalized with a mental health condition leave the service within the next 6 months. This report also includes an analysis of the Physical Training Rehabilitation Program at Fort Jackson. Descriptive data on all applicants to the US military, the recruits entering active duty service, EPTS discharges, early hospitalizations and disability discharges are also included. Collaborative efforts with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute of Mental Health and the University of Michigan are described.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA397004
Entities
People
- David Niebuhr
- Li Yuanzhang
- Lily Trofimovich
- Margot R. Krauss
- Timothy Powers
Organizations
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research