reduced health-related quality of life, high levels of health care utilization, and work
absenteeism. However, measurement of the burden of mental disorders by using population-
based methods in large working populations, such as the US military, has been limited.
METHOD: Analysis of hospitalizations among all active-duty military personnel (16.4 million
person-years) from 1990 to 1999 and ambulatory visits from 1996 to 1999 was conducted by …