Longitudinal Risk and Resilience Factors Predicting Psychiatric Disruption, Mental Health Service Utilization & Military Retention in OIF National Guard Troops

Abstract

This report describes progress towards completing a 4-wave longitudinal cohort study of predeployment risk and resilience factors predictive of post-deployment levels of mental health disruptions, mental health service utilization, and military retention and attrition over time. Using standard mail survey methodology, Wave 4 self-report measures have been gathered from 57% of the Wave 1 cohort with response bias appearing to be minimal. Wave 3 data have been gathered from a second cohort with a 52% response rate, again with minimal evidence for response bias. Methods, sample characteristics, and manuscript dissemination activities relevant to the approved year 3 Statement of Work are detailed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA529471

Entities

People

  • Melissa A. Polusny

Organizations

  • University of Minnesota

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Brain Injuries
  • Databases
  • Depression
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Iraqi-War
  • Medical Personnel
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Sexual Assault
  • Social Psychology
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Surveys
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Library and Information Science
  • Mental Health of Military Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Risk Factors, Prevalence, Symptoms, and Treatment.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.