Predeployment predictors of psychiatric disorder-symptoms and interpersonal violence during combat deployment.

Journal: Depression and anxiety
PMID: 30102442

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Preventing suicides, mental disorders, and noncombat-related interpersonal violence during deployment are priorities of the US Army. We used predeployment survey and administrative data to develop actuarial models to identify soldiers at high risk of these outcomes during combat deployment.

Authors

  • Anthony J Rosellini
    Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School.
  • Murray B Stein
    Departments of Psychiatry and Family Medicine & Public Health, University of California San Diego, and VA San Diego Healthcare System.
  • David M Benedek
    Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University School of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA.
  • Paul D Bliese
    Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina.
  • Wai Tat Chiu
    Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Irving Hwang
    Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
  • John Monahan
    School of Law, University of Virginia.
  • Matthew K Nock
    Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
  • Nancy A Sampson
    Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School.
  • Amy E Street
    National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, and Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine.
  • Alan M Zaslavsky
    Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School.
  • Robert J Ursano
    Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University School of Medicine.
  • Ronald C Kessler
    Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School.

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