Outpatient Mental Healthcare of Military Personnel at a Remote U.S. Air Base in Northern Iraq

Abstract

This article is a descriptive utilization study of a United States Air Force (USAF) outpatient mental health clinic at a remote Air Base in northern Iraq over an 8-month period (Nov 07 - Jun 08). This study provides a description of the clinic and psychological services (i.e., intake and triage, hospitalization, aeromedical evacuations and follow-up care), and utilization data of military personnel seeking care. The study follows the outline of a previously published study (Chappelle & Lumley, 2006) for those interested in comparing services and utilization data between northern and southern regions of Iraq over similar lengths of time. The study also provides recommendations to USAF military mental health providers preparing to serve the mental health needs of military personnel during their deployment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA511279

Entities

People

  • Teg W. Mcbride
  • Wayne L. Chappelle

Organizations

  • Air Force Materiel Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeromedical Evacuation
  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Brain Injuries
  • Governments
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitalizations
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Military Personnel
  • Physicians
  • Psychology
  • United States

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