Incidence of Mental Health Diagnoses in Veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, and New Dawn, 2001–2014

To evaluate gender, age, and race/ethnicity as predictors of incident mental health diagnoses among Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, and New Dawn veterans. We used US Veterans Health Administration (VHA) electronic health records from 2001 to 2014 to examine incidence rates and sociodemographic risk factors for mental health diagnoses among 888 142 veterans. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was the most frequently diagnosed mental health condition across gender and age groups. Incidence rates for all mental health diagnoses were highest at ages 18 to 29 years and declined thereafter, with the exceptions of major depressive disorder (MDD) in both genders, and PTSD among women. Risk of incident bipolar disorder and MDD diagnoses were greater among women; risk of incident schizophrenia, and alcohol- and drug-use disorders diagnoses were greater in men. Compared with Whites, risk incident PTSD, MDD, and alcohol-use disorder diagnoses were lower at ages 18 to 29 years and higher at ages 45 to 64 years for both Hispanics and African Americans. Differentiating high-risk demographic and gender groups can lead to improved diagnosis and treatment of mental health diagnoses among veterans and other high-risk groups..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:107

Enthalten in:

AJPH - 107(2017), 2, Seite 329-335

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ramsey, Christine [VerfasserIn]
Dziura, James [Sonstige Person]
Justice, Amy C [Sonstige Person]
Altalib, Hamada Hamid [Sonstige Person]
Bathulapalli, Harini [Sonstige Person]
Burg, Matthew [Sonstige Person]
Decker, Suzanne [Sonstige Person]
Driscoll, Mary [Sonstige Person]
Goulet, Joseph [Sonstige Person]
Haskell, Sally [Sonstige Person]
Kulas, Joseph [Sonstige Person]
Wang, Karen H [Sonstige Person]
Mattocks, Kristen [Sonstige Person]
Brandt, Cynthia [Sonstige Person]

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44.10

Themen:

Age
Alcohol
Drug use
Ethnicity
Gender
Health services
Literature reviews
Marital status
Mens health
Mental disorders
Mental health
Military service
Primary care
Revisions
Risk factors
Sociodemographics
Studies
Womens health

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doi:

10.2105/AJPH.2016.303574

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OLC1990735967