Substance use and mental health trends among U.S. military active duty personnel: Key findings from the 2008 DoD health behavior survey

Military Medicine

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 390-399

  Bray, Robert M ^a   Pemberton, Michael R ^a   Lane, Marian E ^a   Hourani, Laurel L ^a   Mattiko, Mark J ^b   Babeu, Lorraine A ^c  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b U S COAST GUARD   (United States)

^c Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MILITARY MEDICINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953255160     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-09-00132     Document Type: Article

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