Open AccessMental and Physical Health Status and Alcohol and Drug Use Following Return From Deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan
Author(s) -
Susan V. Eisen,
Mark Schultz,
Dawne Vogt,
Mark Glickman,
A. Rani Elwy,
Mari-Lynn Draii,
Princess E. Osei-Bonsu,
James A. Martin
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2011.300609
Subject(s) - mental health , psychiatry , medicine , population , navy , substance abuse , military personnel , psychosocial , psychological intervention , environmental health , archaeology , political science , law , history
We examined (1) mental and physical health symptoms and functioning in US veterans within 1 year of returning from deployment, and (2) differences by gender, service component (Active, National Guard, other Reserve), service branch (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines), and deployment operation (Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom [OEF/OIF]).