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8.3.1 Psychological Health in the United States Military: Making Sense of What We Know
Author(s) -
Hess John,
Kamin Cody,
Kenley C. Robert
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2011.tb01260.x
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , stakeholder , military personnel , resource (disambiguation) , military service , context (archaeology) , psychology , public relations , health care , service (business) , resource allocation , business , computer science , applied psychology , political science , psychiatry , law , marketing , computer network , paleontology , biology
Hundreds of thousands of members of the United States military service are suffering from post‐traumatic stress and other psychological health conditions as a result of their wartime service. A myriad of possible system interventions and resource allocation schemas have been researched and proposed, but finite budgets and personnel levels dictate a careful allocation of resources to optimize outcomes. We describe a stock‐and‐flow model of psychological health treatment tailored to the unique context of the US military's healthcare system. Our model, implemented as a management flight simulator, reports the impact of system interventions on areas of stakeholder concern and is designed to communicate complex systemic behaviors to those without domain‐specific knowledge.