The Millennium Cohort: A 21-Year Contribution to the Understanding of Military and Veterans' Health

Abstract

CONCLUSIONS: Combat exposures, rather than deployment itself, significantly affect onset of mental health symptoms, problem alcohol drinking, and cigarette smoking post-deployment * Significant amount of newly reported smoking and problem drinking associated with newly reported mental health symptoms post-combat deployment * Specific populations including those with poor mental and/or physical health, and prior stressful life events could be targeted for PTSD prevention programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 10, 2009
Accession Number
ADA532928

Entities

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Weight
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Computational Biology
  • Deployment
  • Depression
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Eating Disorders
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Lessons Learned
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Military Personnel
  • Pilot Studies
  • Substance-Related Disorders

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Readers

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