Diagnosed Behavioral Health Disorders, Related Duty Limitations, and Return to Duty Time in the U.S. Army: Population-based Data, from 2017 to 2019.
Mil Med
; 188(9-10): e3167-e3172, 2023 08 29.
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| ID: mdl-37158993
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Less than half of service members with a behavioral health (BH) problem seek care. Soldiers may avoid seeking needed care because of concerns related to being placed on a duty-limiting profile and the related medical disclosures that follow. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
This study used a retrospective population-based design to identify all new BH diagnoses across the U.S. Army. The relationship between diagnostic category, risk of being issued a duty limitation (profile), and time until return to full duty was also examined. Data were collected from a comprehensive data repository that includes medical and administrative records. Soldiers with a new BH diagnosis were identified from 2017 to 2018. All duty limitation profiles within 12 months of initial diagnosis were identified.RESULTS:
Records for 614,107 unique service members were reviewed. This cohort was mostly male, enlisted, unmarried, and White. The mean age was 27.13 years (SD = 8.05). Soldiers with a new BH diagnosis accounted for 16.7% (n = 102,440) of the population. The most common diagnostic category was adjustment disorder (55.7%). About a quarter (23.6%) of soldiers with a new diagnosis were issued a related profile. The mean length of these profiles was 98.55 days (SD = 56.91). Of those with a new diagnosis, sex and race failed to have an effect on the odds of being placed on a profile. Overall, enlisted, unmarried, or younger soldiers had greater odds of being placed on a profile.CONCLUSION:
These data provide relevant information for both the service member who seeks care and command teams seeking readiness projections.
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Assunto principal:
Transtornos Mentais
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Militares
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mil Med
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos