Mental Problems in Returning Vets: Delayed Testing Shows Higher Rates

摘要

Many veterans face mental illnesses on return from duty, but for how long and to what extent? Psychiatrist Charles S. Milliken and colleagues are on a mission to measure the mental health needs of returning soldiers from Iraq, including soldier assessment and use of mental health care, using 2 surveys--the Post-Deployment Health Assessment (PDHA) and the Post-Deployment Health Reassessment (PDHRA). The results of their analyses were reported in the November 2007 issue of JAMA.