Studies Shed Light on Pre-Enlistment Mental Disorders and Suicidality Among New US Army Soldiers

While individuals enrolling in the armed forces do not share the exact psychological profile as socio-demographically comparable civilians, they are more similar than previously thought, two new studies have revealed. The first study found that new soldiers and matched civilians are equally likely to have experienced at least one major episode of mental illness in their lifetime (38.7 percent of new soldiers; 36.5 percent of civilians) but that some mental disorders ...

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Written by: editor - Friday, October 24, 2014