Preventing psychological disorders in service members and their families an assessment of programs

"Being deployed to a war zone can result in numerous adverse psychological health conditions. It is well documented in the literature that there are high rates of psychological disorders among military personnel serving in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in...

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Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.) Committee on the Assessment of Resiliency and Prevention Programs for Mental and Behavioral Health in Service Members and Their Families
Other Authors: Denning, Laura Aiuppa (Editor), Meisnere, Marc (Editor), Warner, Kenneth E. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. National Academies Press 2014, [2014]
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Conceptual frameworks for reviewing evidence-based prevention in psychological health
  • Understanding psychological health in the military
  • Evidence for Department of Defense interventions for preventing psychological disorders
  • Measurement of Department of Defense prevention interventions related to psychological health
  • Findings and recommendations
  • Summary from returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan: assessment of readjustment needs of service members and their families
  • Information-gathering meeting agenda
  • Supplemental health screening questionnaire
  • Pre-deployment health assessment questionnaire
  • Post-deployment health assessment questionnaire
  • Post-deployment health re-assessment questionnaire
  • Program reviews from substance use disorders in the U.S. Armed Forces
  • Table of DOD programs to increase resilience or prevent psychological health disorders, as identified by Rand
  • Includes bibliographical references