Table 1.
Phase 1: Demographic and clinical characteristics of United States Marine Corps mental health treatment-seekers (N = 38) *.
| Demographic Characteristics 1 | Total | Referral Source | p 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self | Superior-Encouraged | Command-Directed | |||
| (N = 38) | (n = 19) | (n = 14) | (n = 5) | ||
| Age, mean (standard deviation (SD)), years | 23.3 (4.2) | 24.6 (5.2) | 22.1 (2.7) | 21.4 (1.7) | 0.140 |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 4 (10.5) | 2 (10.5) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (20.0) | 0.605 |
| Male | 34 (89.5) | 17 (89.5) | 13 (92.9) | 4 (80.0) | |
| Race | |||||
| White/Caucasian | 24 (68.6) | 11 (61.1) | 10 (83.3) | 3 (60.0) | 0.467 |
| All others | 11 (31.4) | 7 (38.9) | 2 (16.7) | 2 (40.0) | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 23 (62.2) | 9 (50.0) | 10 (71.4) | 4 (80.0) | 0.327 |
| Married | 14 (37.8) | 9 (50.0) | 4 (28.6) | 1 (20.0) | |
| Education | |||||
| 4-year degree | 2 (8.3) | 1 (8.3) | 1 (12.5) | 0 | 1.000 |
| HS diploma or equivalent | 22 (91.7) | 11 (91.7) | 7 (87.5) | 4 (100.0) | |
| Military rank | |||||
| Junior enlisted (E1-E3) | 22 (66.7) | 9 (60.0) | 9 (69.2) | 4 (80.0) | 0.712 |
| NCO (E4-E5) | 11 (33.3) | 6 (40.0) | 4 (30.8) | 1 (20.0) | |
| Clinical characteristics 1 | |||||
| Inpatient history | |||||
| No | 32 (91.4) | 14 (82.4) | 13 (100.0) | 5 (100.0) | 0.358 |
| Yes | 3 (8.6) | 3 (17.7) | 0 | 0 | |
| Outpatient history | |||||
| No | 21 (60.0) | 9 (52.9) | 11 (84.6) | 1 (20.0) | 0.033 |
| Yes | 14 (40.0) | 8 (47.1) | 2 (15.4) | 4 (80.0) | |
| History of SI/SA | |||||
| No | 26 (68.4) | 13 (68.4) | 9 (64.3) | 4 (80.0) | 1.000 |
| Yes | 12 (31.6) | 6 (31.6) | 5 (35.7) | 1 (20.0) | |
| Diagnostic category | |||||
| No diagnosis | 2 (5.3) | 2 (5.3) | 0 | 0 | 0.322 |
| V-code | 2 (5.3) | 0 | 2 (14.3) | 0 | |
| Adjustment disorder | 7 (18.4) | 3 (15.8) | 4 (28.6) | 0 | |
| Other axis-I disorder | 27 (71.1) | 14 (73.7) | 8 (57.1) | 5 (100.0) | |
| Treatment status 3 | |||||
| Completed treatment | 14 (36.8) | 8 (42.1) | 4 (28.6) | 2 (40.0) | 0.811 |
| Incomplete | 24 (63.2) | 11 (57.9) | 10 (71.4) | 3 (60.0) | |
* Data presented as No. (%), except as noted. 1 Due to unreported data, some variables will not have the full sample of 38 participants. 2 Obtained using analysis of variance (ANOVA) for continuous variables or χ2 for discrete variables (Fisher’s exact test was used for cell counts < 5). 3 Incomplete treatment status reasons include: “mission-related” (n = 18: 9 self-referred, 7 superiors-encouraged, 2 command-directed), “reason unknown” (n = 4: 1 self-referred, 2 superiors-encouraged, 1 command-directed), and “retired/separated” (n = 2: 1 self-referred, 1 superiors-encouraged). Due to the small cell counts, data were dichotomized into “completed” or “incomplete”. Note. NCO = non-commissioned officer; SI = suicide ideation; SA = suicide attempt.