By the Numbers - Feb. 23, 2015
39%
The percentage of recruiters or recruiting candidates attending classes between October 2011 to July 2013 at the U.S. Army’s Recruiting and Retention School at Fort Jackson who were diagnosed with "mental health disorders (MHDs) and/or mental health problems (MHPs)," according to a recently published doctoral dissertation -- Mental Disorders, Mental Health Problems, and Treatment Among Army Recruiters and Recruiting Candidates, 2011-2013: An Examination of Current Rates in the Recruiting Population.
Chadwick Karl Knight, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Health Services and Policy Management at the University of South Carolina-Columbia, wrote, "Approximately one in every four recruiters was diagnosed with only having at least one MHD (24.08%), with an additional 6.22% being diagnosed with at least one MHP, and 9.16% being diagnosed as having a combination of both." He noted that just over half had received "some form of mental health treatment," with a combination of counseling and prescription drugs being the most common.
In adjusted analysis, middle-aged (30-39 years) and married recruiters remained associated with the presence of a MHDs or MHPs. Similarly, in adjusted analysis, middle-aged (30-39 years), Hispanic, and “Other” recruiters were associated with the reception of treatment via medications or counseling.
39%
The percentage of recruiters or recruiting candidates attending classes between October 2011 to July 2013 at the U.S. Army’s Recruiting and Retention School at Fort Jackson who were diagnosed with "mental health disorders (MHDs) and/or mental health problems (MHPs)," according to a recently published doctoral dissertation -- Mental Disorders, Mental Health Problems, and Treatment Among Army Recruiters and Recruiting Candidates, 2011-2013: An Examination of Current Rates in the Recruiting Population.
Chadwick Karl Knight, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Health Services and Policy Management at the University of South Carolina-Columbia, wrote, "Approximately one in every four recruiters was diagnosed with only having at least one MHD (24.08%), with an additional 6.22% being diagnosed with at least one MHP, and 9.16% being diagnosed as having a combination of both." He noted that just over half had received "some form of mental health treatment," with a combination of counseling and prescription drugs being the most common.
In adjusted analysis, middle-aged (30-39 years) and married recruiters remained associated with the presence of a MHDs or MHPs. Similarly, in adjusted analysis, middle-aged (30-39 years), Hispanic, and “Other” recruiters were associated with the reception of treatment via medications or counseling.