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Study Confirms Prolonged Army Deployments Increase Mental Health Diagnoses Among Army Wives

Alyssa Mansfield: Study Confirms Prolonged Army Deployments Increase Mental Health Diagnoses Among Army Wives

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Alyssa Mansfield, PhD, discusses her epidemiological study of the effects of deployment on mental health diagnoses in spouses of active duty Army personnel. This study showed that women whose husbands were deployed were more likely to have mental health diagnoses and more likely to use mental health services than women whose husbands were not deployed.

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Army Wives-Deployment and the Use of Mental Health Services

Deployment and the Use of Mental Health Services among U.S. Army Wives

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Background:

Military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have involved the frequent and extended deployment of military personnel, many of whom are married. The effect of deployment on mental health in military spouses is largely unstudied.

Prevention of Psychiatric Problems among Military Personnel and Their Spouses

Prevention of Psychiatric Problems among Military Personnel and Their Spouses

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It is always important to capture information generated from clinical databases to advance theory and practice. This is certainly the case with two articles in this issue of the Journal.