Table 1. Demographic characteristics and military experience of post-9/11 veterans.
| Mental Disorder Screen Results
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Veterans (n=1,068)
|
Positive Screen (n=461) | Negative Screen (n=607) | p-value | |
| % | % | % | ||
| Received care services | 38.2 | 53.4 | 26.7 | <0.001 |
| Pastoral counselor only | 10.5 | 8.7 | 11.9 | 0.08 |
| MH care only | 20.4 | 33.2 | 10.6 | <0.001 |
| Both pastoral and MH care | 7.3 | 11.5 | 4.1 | <0.001 |
| Positive mental disorder screen | 43.2 | 100.0 | n/a | |
| PTSD | 20.0 | 46.4 | ||
| MDD | 23.9 | 55.3 | ||
| Alcohol misuse | 27.1 | 62.8 | ||
| Demographics | ||||
| Age < 33 years | 49.4 | 62.0 | 39.8 | <0.001 |
| Male | 84.3 | 84.6 | 84.0 | 0.7 |
| Currently married | 60.9 | 50.0 | 69.1 | <0.001 |
| White | 70.8 | 71.4 | 70.6 | 0.8 |
| Education beyond HS | 81.0 | 78.0 | 83.3 | 0.02 |
| Currently employed | 81.9 | 76.4 | 86.2 | <0.001 |
| Have children | 64.6 | 60.1 | 68.5 | 0.003 |
| Homeless in past year | 4.5 | 8.5 | 1.6 | <0.001 |
| Household income > $50K | 53.0 | 40.7 | 62.4 | <0.001 |
| History of arrest | 18.9 | 28.5 | 11.6 | <0.001 |
| Church attendance at least once a week | 21.7 | 16.5 | 25.6 | <0.001 |
| Military experience | ||||
| Multiple deployments | 27.0 | 31.4 | 23.7 | 0.004 |
| Over yearlong deployment | 26.2 | 31.6 | 22.1 | <0.001 |
| High combat exposure | 44.0 | 59.7 | 32.1 | <0.001 |
| Officer | 16.8 | 10.8 | 21.4 | <0.001 |
| Reserve or National Guard | 47.6 | 40.1 | 53.3 | <0.001 |
Note. Percentages and numbers are calculated for participants with complete data on all measures using the weighted sample, which adjusts for the oversampling of women in the original survey and reflects the actual gender balance within the military.
MH, Mental Health; PTSD, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; MDD, Major Depressive Disorder.