| Titre : | Suicide risk among veterans of military service. Use of the Air Force Post-Deployment Health Reassessment for the Identification of Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder : Public Health Implications for Suicide Prevention. (2012) |
| Auteurs : | Michael-D MCCARTHY ; Kerry-L KNOX ; Richard MCKEON ; Akathryn POWER ; Sanna-J THOMPSON |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 102, 2012) |
| Pagination : | S60-S65 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Utilisation ; Diagnostic ; Stress ; Suicide ; Homme ; Prévention santé ; Trouble anxieux |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 77R0xrkE. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. Military members are required to complete the Post-Deployment Health Assessment on return from deployment and the Post-Deployment Health Reassessment (PHDRA) 90 to 180 days later, and we assessed the PDHRA's sensitivity and specificity in identifying posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression after a military deployment among US Air Force personnel. Methods. We computed the PDHRA's sensitivity and specificity for depression and PTSD and developed a structural model to suggest possible improvements to it. Results. For depression, sensitivity and specificity were 0.704 and 0.651, respectively ; for PTSD, they were 0.774 and 0.650, respectively. Several variables produced significant direct effects on depression and trauma, suggesting that modifications could increase its sensitivity and specificity. Conclusions. The PDHRA was moderately effective in identifying airmen with depression and PTSD. It identified behavioral health concerns in many airmen who did not develop a diagnostic mental health condition. Its low level of specificity may result in reduced barriers to care and increased support services, key components of a public health approach to suicide prevention, for airmen experiencing subacute levels of distress after deployment, which may, in part, account for lower suicide rates among airmen after deployment. |
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