Background The current combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have involved US
military personnel in major ground combat and hazardous security duty. Studies are needed …

Objective: This study examined rates of utilization of mental health care among active duty
and National Guard soldiers with mental health problems three and 12 months after they …

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

Approximately 4 million US service members took part in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Shortly after troops started returning from their deployments, some active-duty service …

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

Although documentation that war inflicts psychological casualties dates back to the
American Civil War and earlier, most research began after the Vietnam conflict, when …

Significant mental health symptoms are reported in troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan
(OEF/OIF). Symptomatic troops are more likely to be discharged and become eligible for …

Context Although military personnel are trained for combat and peacekeeping operations,
accumulating evidence indicates that deployment-related exposure to traumatic events is …

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

Objectives. We investigated mental disorders, suicidal ideation, self-perceived need for
treatment, and mental health service utilization attributable to exposure to peacekeeping …