Combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, mental health problems, and barriers to care.

By C. Hoge, C. Castro, S. Messer, Dennis McGurk, Dave I. Cotting, R. Koffman. New England Journal of Medicine, 2004

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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Posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans and military personnel: epidemiology, screening, and case recognition. (2012, methodology): “Active duty military personnel and veterans are two highly vulnerable, at-risk groups for development of PTSD (Dohrenwend et al., 2006; Hoge, Auchterlonie, & Milliken, 2006; Hoge et al., 2004).”
Mental health problems, use of mental health services, and attrition from military service after returning from deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan. (2006, background): “5% compares closely with baseline data from another study of soldiers surveyed before they deployed for the first time to Iraq and Afghanistan.(9) Prevalences of scoring 2 or more on the 4-item PTSD scale were 9.”
Association of FKBP5 polymorphisms and childhood abuse with risk of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in adults. (2008, background): “A recent review12 covering candidate genes in the serotonin, dopamine, glucocorticoid receptor (GR), γ-aminobutyric acid, apolipoprotein E, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and the neuropeptide Y system finds that (1) the support for a relationship between the serotonin transporter gene and PTSD e”
Pretreatment predictors of dropout from cognitive behavioral therapy for PTSD in Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. (2011, background): “Prevalence rates for PTSD from these conflicts, Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), have ranged from 6–12% (Erbes, Westermeyer, Engdahl, & Johnson, 2007; Hoge et al., 2004; Hoge, Auchterlonie, & Milliken, 2006).”
Warring Identities (2014, background): “It is estimated that as many as 41 percent of OEF/OIF veterans have at least one diagnosable mental health disorder (Hoge et al. 2004; RAND 2008; Seal et al. 2007).”
The Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS) (2014, result): “9%) were similar to those in anonymous surveys of comparable military samples (Bray et al., 2009; Hoge et al., 2004).”
The Impact of Mental Illness Stigma on Seeking and Participating in Mental Health Care (2014, background): “The association between care seeking and participation has been examined in not only the overall population (Evans-Lacko, Brohan, Mojtabai, & Thornicroft, 2012) but in important subgroups, including veterans (Hoge et al., 2004), active military service members (Greene-Shortridge, Britt, & Castro, 20”
Association of posttraumatic stress disorder with somatic symptoms, health care visits, and absenteeism among Iraq war veterans. (2007, methodology): “Recruitment and survey collection methods have been described previously (17).”
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Critical Illness Survivors: A Metaanalysis* (2015, methodology): “Although different instruments with possibly stricter thresholds were used, the prevalence of clinically important PTSD symptoms in critical illness survivors in this metaanalysis was generally comparable to survivors war-time combat (57, 58) (11–31%) and the World Trade Center attacks (59, 60) (11–”
Identifying and managing posttraumatic stress disorder. (2013, background): “Although there is no clear timeline for symptom development, studies in military populations returning from combat zones have shown an increase in symptoms three to six months after return.(7) Additionally, several studies have indicated that approximately one-third of persons with PTSD will develop”
Understanding sequelae of injury mechanisms and mild traumatic brain injury incurred during the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan: persistent postconcussive symptoms and posttraumatic stress disorder. (2008, background): “The estimated prevalence of PTSD among Active-duty soldiers following return from OIF ranges from 13 percent to 17 percent (9, 10) compared with 5 percent prior to deployment (10).”
Perceived Stigma and Barriers to Care for Psychological Treatment: Implications for Reactions to Stressors in Different Contexts (2008, methodology): “Hoge et al., (2004) found that soldiers and marines with mental problems were more likely to report barriers to care, such as not being able to get time off from work and not knowing where to receive treatment for psychological problems.”
The Health Effects of Military Service: Evidence from the Vietnam Draft (2009, background): “Hoge et al. (2004) find that mental health problems are common in veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.”