By the Numbers - Oct. 27, 2014
25.1%
The percentage of U.S. Army soldiers with "at least one common psychiatric disorder" in the 30 days prior to assessment for the New Soldier Study, in the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers, according to a pre-publication article in the journal Depression and Anxiety -- Lifetime Prevalence Of DSM-IV Mental Disorders Among New Soldiers in the U.S. Army: Results From the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS).
In "a civilian sample calibrated to have similar socio-demographics," the percentage was 11.6%
According to the researchers:
Although this higher prevalence in the Army might be due to the unique stressors associated with military service, another possibility is that differential selection exists into military service on the basis of pre-enlistment mental disorders or risk factors for such disorders.
25.1%
The percentage of U.S. Army soldiers with "at least one common psychiatric disorder" in the 30 days prior to assessment for the New Soldier Study, in the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers, according to a pre-publication article in the journal Depression and Anxiety -- Lifetime Prevalence Of DSM-IV Mental Disorders Among New Soldiers in the U.S. Army: Results From the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS).
In "a civilian sample calibrated to have similar socio-demographics," the percentage was 11.6%
According to the researchers:
Although this higher prevalence in the Army might be due to the unique stressors associated with military service, another possibility is that differential selection exists into military service on the basis of pre-enlistment mental disorders or risk factors for such disorders.