Post-deployment Mental Health Screening: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence and Future Directions
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DOI: 10.1007/s10488-018-0869-7
Abstract: Population-based post-deployment screening programs within the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs have been implemented to assess for mental health conditions and traumatic brain injury. The purpose of this paper is to systematically review the… read more here.
Keywords: evidence; deployment screening; mental health; post deployment ... See more keywords
Resiliency factors that protect against post-deployment drug use among male US Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.02.017
Abstract: BACKGROUND Service members who have been deployed are at risk for substance use, especially Reserve/Guard troops. However, it is unclear what modifiable factors protect against substance use in this at-risk population. Our objective was to… read more here.
Keywords: resiliency factors; use; drug use; drug ... See more keywords
All-or-nothing thinking: The processing of emotional expressions in traumatized post-deployment soldiers.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2016.12.004
Abstract: The exposure to trauma is a dramatic life event with complex consequences among those like changes in information processing. Dysfunctional cognitions like a negative interpretation of information are a risk factor for the development of… read more here.
Keywords: deployment soldiers; emotional expressions; interpretation; post deployment ... See more keywords
Post-deployment screening for mental disorders and help-seeking in the UK military
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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)31627-6
Abstract: www.thelancet.com Vol 390 August 5, 2017 553 of military personnel using tailored advice, neither reduced the prevalence of mental health disorders nor increased helpseeking behaviour. These findings could jeopardise post deployment screening at a time… read more here.
Keywords: deployment screening; help seeking; tailored advice; health ... See more keywords
Prospective risk factors for post-deployment heavy drinking and alcohol or substance use disorder among US Army soldiers
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DOI: 10.1017/s0033291717003105
Abstract: Abstract Background Investigations of drinking behavior across military deployment cycles are scarce, and few prospective studies have examined risk factors for post-deployment alcohol misuse. Methods Prevalence of alcohol misuse was estimated among 4645 US Army… read more here.
Keywords: factors post; alcohol; risk factors; post deployment ... See more keywords
What Did We Miss? Analysis of Military Personnel Responses to an Open-Ended Question in a Post-Deployment Health Survey.
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DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usab565
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Post-deployment health surveys completed by military personnel ask about a range of deployment experiences. These surveys are conducted to determine if there are links between experiences and poor health. Responses to open-ended questions in… read more here.
Keywords: health; deployment health; open ended; post deployment ... See more keywords
Retrospective cohort study of compliance with post-deployment screening in the Canadian Armed Forces
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029355
Abstract: Objective Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel who return from certain international deployments are required to complete post-deployment screening (PDS) 90 to 180 days post-deployment; the primary goal of PDS is early detection of mental health… read more here.
Keywords: completion; pds completion; compliance; post deployment ... See more keywords
Does screening shorten delays to care for post-deployment mental disorders in military personnel? A longitudinal retrospective cohort study
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037853
Abstract: Objective To determine whether post-deployment screening is associated with a shorter delay to diagnosis and care among individuals identified with a deployment-related mental disorder. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Canadian military population. Participants The cohort… read more here.
Keywords: deployment; delays care; delay; care ... See more keywords