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Effect of dwell time on the mental health of US military personnel with multiple combat tours

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  • MacGregor, A.J.
  • Han, P.P.
  • Dougherty, A.L.
  • Galarneau, M.R.

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Objective: We investigated the association of the length of time spent at home between deployments, or dwell time, with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health disorders. Methods: We included US Marine Corps personnel identified from military deployment records who deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom once (n = 49 328) or twice (n = 16 376). New-onset mental health diagnoses from military medical databases were included. We calculated the ratio of dwell-to-deployment time (DDR) as the length of time between deployments divided by the length of the first deployment. Results: Marines with 2 deployments had higher rates of PTSD than did those with 1 deployment (2.1% versus 1.2%; P

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  • MacGregor, A.J. & Han, P.P. & Dougherty, A.L. & Galarneau, M.R., 2012. "Effect of dwell time on the mental health of US military personnel with multiple combat tours," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 102(S1), pages 55-59.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2011.300341_8
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300341
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    1. Chen Xue & Yang Ge & Bihan Tang & Yuan Liu & Peng Kang & Meng Wang & Lulu Zhang, 2015. "A Meta-Analysis of Risk Factors for Combat-Related PTSD among Military Personnel and Veterans," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(3), pages 1-21, March.

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