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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Health Aff (Millwood). 2019 Aug;38(8):1298–1306. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00284

Exhibit 2:

Likelihood of a post-deployment follow-up behavioral health visit or alcohol use disorder diagnosis, by post-deployment alcohol screening results and pre-deployment alcohol use disorder diagnosis status (n = 379,238)

Had a follow-up behavioral health visit Received an alcohol use disorder diagnosis
n = 133995 (35.3%) n = 13224 (3.5%)
n Percent n Percent
Post-deployment alcohol screening result
 No/low risk 73848 32.7% 5126 2.3%
 At-risk 40580 35.8% 3858 3.4%
 Severe alcohol use 19567 48.5% 4240 10.5%
Alcohol use disorder diagnosis pre-deployment
 Yes 5241 52.3% 1830 18.3%
 No 128754 34.9% 11394 3.1%

SOURCE Authors’ analysis of data from the Substance Use and Psychological Injury Combat study of Soldiers who completed the Post-deployment Health Re-Assessment after return from a deployment associated with the Afghanistan or Iraq conflicts in fiscal years 2008–2013.

NOTES Alcohol screening results were derived from the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-consumption items. Receipt of a follow-up behavioral health visit and alcohol use disorder diagnosis were assessed within 150 days following completion of the Post-deployment Health Re-Assessment.