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PTSD Treatment for Soldiers After Combat Deployment: Low Utilization of Mental Health Care and Reasons for Dropout

Psychiatric Services · 2014 · Vol. 65(8) · pp. 997–1004

Charles W. Hoge✉(Walter Reed Army Institute of Research)Sasha H. Grossman(Walter Reed Army Institute of Research)Jennifer L. Auchterlonie(Walter Reed Army Institute of Research)Lyndon A. Riviere(Walter Reed Army Institute of Research)Charles S. Milliken(Walter Reed Army Institute of Research)Joshua E. Wilk(Walter Reed Army Institute of Research)

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Abstract

Treatment reach for PTSD after deployment remains low to moderate, with a high percentage of soldiers not accessing care or not receiving adequate treatment. This study represents a call to action to validate interventions to improve treatment engagement and retention.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout Migration, Health and TraumaMental healthDropout (neural networks)Software deploymentPsychiatryMedicineMilitary deploymentMental health careDrop outMilitary personnelPsychology

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AdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleMental Health ServicesMilitary PersonnelPatient DropoutsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesCohort StudiesYoung Adult

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Twelve-Month Use of Mental Health Services in the United States