Objective: The authors assessed the effectiveness of a systematic method of predeployment
mental health screening to determine whether screening decreased negative outcomes …

Objective: High rates of mental health concerns have been documented in US Army soldiers
deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The goal of this study was to compare the …

ContextTo promote early identification of mental health problems among combat veterans,
the Department of Defense initiated population-wide screening at 2 time points, immediately …

ContextThe US military has conducted population-level screening for mental health
problems among all service members returning from deployment to Afghanistan, Iraq, and …

Military personnel deployed in support of combat operations are at significantly higher risk
for mental health problems. However, much of what we know about combat-related mental …

Objective: An important minority of military personnel will experience mental health
problems after overseas deployments. Our study sought to describe the prevalence and …

Objective: This purpose of this study was to determine the incidence and types of preexisting
mental disorders among military personnel who received mental health services in an Iraqi …

OBJECTIVE: Over 1.8 million troops have been deployed to Iraq (OIF) and Afghanistan.
Estimates of mental health problems postdeployment have been based on screening …

Objective: This study examined soldier attitudes about postdeployment mental health
screening, treatment, barriers to care, strategies for overcoming barriers, and settings …

ABSTRACT Objective: Recent Army transformation has led to significant changes in roles
and demands for division mental health staff members. This article focuses on redeployment …