Department of Defense Survey of Health Related Behaviors Among Active Duty Military Personnel
Abstract
This report presents findings from the 2008 Department of Defense (DoD) Survey of Health Related Behaviors Among Active Duty Military Personnel (HRB Survey), conducted by RTI International (RTI) of Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. It describes trends in substance use between 1980 and 2008, health behaviors related to selected Healthy People 2010 objectives (Department of Health and Human Services [DHHS], 2000a, 2000b), mental health and mental health service utilization, progress toward achieving health-related goals set forth by DoD, and the relationships between combat exposure and deployment and substance use and mental health. For this report, substance use includes use of alcohol, illicit drugs (illegal drugs or prescription drugs used without a doctor?s prescription, in greater amounts than prescribed, or in order to ?get high?), and tobacco (cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, pipes, and cigars). Indicators of mental health include the need for further depression evaluation, serious psychological distress, generalized anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), considering or attempting suicide, possible traumatic brain injury (TBI), and physical or sexual abuse.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA527178
Entities
People
- Belinda Weimer
- Janice M.Y. Brown
- Kristine L. Olmsted
- Laurel L Hourani
- Marian E. Lance
- Mary E. Marsden
- Michael R. Pemberton
- Michael Witt
- Robert M. Bray
- Scott Scheffler
Organizations
- RTI International