The Effects of GWOT and Deployment Intensity on the Propensity to Develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among Navy Personnel
Abstract
This thesis addresses the effects of deployment characteristics and demographic data on propensity rates for developing Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The results will serve to identify current PTSD trends among sailors based on quantitative analysis of medical data provided by the Army Medical Surveillance Activity (AMSA) and the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). It also will inform the Department of Defense on the potential policy implications of the study. The medical data analyzed from AMSA and DMDC will be combined by AMSA to obtain demographics, pre- and post-deployment health assessment, deployment areas, and years of deployment. Participants include all Navy personnel who responded to the post-deployment health assessment (DD Form 2796) any time from January 1999 to September 2007. Risk factors for developing PTSD in enlisted sailors include hostile deployments, long deployment lengths, and repeated deployments. Officers were not affected by deployment lengths or repeated deployments. Demographic factors that were significant were gender in both data sets and race for enlisted sailors. Among enlisted sailors, the more senior in rank had a lower probability of developing PTSD than those in lower ranks.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA479887
Entities
People
- John L. Pilgrim
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School