...) DOD efforts to implement pre-deployment mental health screening; (2) how post-deployment mental health referrals are tracked; and ... combat theater and identified the pre-deployment health assessment as a mechanism for ensuring their use in making deployment decisions. DOD's November 2006 policy implementing these deployment standards requires a review of servicemember medical records during the pre-deployment health assessment. However, DOD's August 2006 Instruction on Deployment Health, which implements policy and prescribes procedures for conducting pre-deployment health assessments, is silent on whether... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAY08/nf053108-1.htm
..." PROGRAM -- Can pre-deployment intervention and post-deployment counseling really prevent PTSD? It seems ... by using early intervention and post-deployment counseling. Does this mean: If ... The Battlemind system includes separate pre-deployment training modules for soldiers, unit leaders .... There are also a post-deployment module for spouses and several post-deployment modules for soldiers. Article continues below ..."PROGRAM --Can pre-deployment intervention and post-deployment counseling really prevent PTSD? VA,... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJAN08/nf010408-1.htm
... -- Finds sufficient evidence to associate deployment in a war zone with PTSD, ... accidental death in the early years after deployment, and marital and family conflict also appear to be adverse sequelae of deployment-related stress. The committee found ... but suggestive evidence of an association between deployment-related stress and chronic fatigue syndrome ... that there is a causal relationship between deployment to a war zone and a specific ... consistent positive association has been observed between deployment to a war zone and a specific ... Accidental death in the early years after deployment. Suicide in the early years after deployment. Marital and family conflict. Limited... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfNOV07/nf112007-1.htm
... OVERSIGHT OF Dod'S POST-DEPLOYMENT HEALTH REASSESSMENT RATES IS LIMITED -- ... Oversight of Military Services' Post-Deployment Health Reassessment Completion Rates Is Limited GAO ... surface until months after servicemembers return from deployment. In 2004, Army researchers published ... 90 to 120 days after returning from deployment, compared with mental health concerns reported before or soon after deployment. These findings led the Department of ... requirements and policies for the post-deployment health reassessment (PDHRA) as part of its continuum of deployment health assessments for servicemembers. PDHRA is ...90 to 180 days after return from deployment. Servicemembers answer a set of questions... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfsep08/nf090508-2.htm
... GUARD AND RESERVE TURN TO ALCOHOL AFTER DEPLOYMENT -- National Guard and Reserve combat ... traumatic events, it is plausible that deployment is associated with increased rates of alcohol .... High rates of alcohol misuse after deployment have been reported among personnel returning from ... Diego, and colleagues examined whether military deployment to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan .... Among Reserve/Guard personnel, deployment with combat exposures was associated with increased ... veterans' alcohol problems before and after deployment. It should help guide planning for ... and Afghanistan. They looked at whether deployment and combat exposure were linked with new ... of the study developed the problem after deployment and combat exposure. That accounted for... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfAUG08/nf081308-5.htm
6. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 10-10-2007 #6 -- JAG OFFICER SAYS DEPLOYMENT ISN'T CAUSE OF DIVORCE -- DEPLOYMENT itself is not a relationship killer. Most servicemembers who inquire about divorce are in relationships that likely wouldn't last anyway, says Captain.nf101007-6.htm
... #6 -- JAG OFFICER SAYS DEPLOYMENT ISN'T CAUSE OF DIVORCE -- Deployment itself is not a relationship killer. ... page: Javascript Bookmark JAG OFFICER SAYS DEPLOYMENT ISN'T CAUSE OF DIVORCE -- Deployment itself is not a relationship killer. ...----- Captain: Deployment isn t the smoking gun By Allison Batdorff Stars and Stripes RAMADI, Iraq Deployment itself is not a relationship killer, ... #6 --JAG OFFICER SAYS DEPLOYMENT ISN'T CAUSE OF DIVORCE --Deployment itself is not a relationship killer.... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfOCT07/nf101007-6.htm
... Administration of DOD's Post-Deployment Health Reassessment to National Guard and Reserve ... health care services for servicemembers returning from deployment has grown regarding National Guard and Reserve .... One health assessment is administered before deployment, another about the time servicemembers return from deployment, and a third 90 to 180 days after deployment, which is called the post-deployment health reassessment (PDHRA). DOD ... National Guard and Reserve servicemembers returning from deployment has increased because of their large numbers and because they have reported post-deployment mental health concerns at a higher rate... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJAN08/nf012708-1.htm
... specialist as part of the pre-deployment screening process, according to Pentagon data ... to 10 percent of service members awaiting deployment. Most recently, Army researchers reported ... measure of the quality of pre-deployment screening. "For every one that ..." he said. The pre-deployment figures were obtained from a database of ... the 342,911 troops preparing for deployment in 2007, including troops who were ... and whether they were ultimately cleared for deployment. The database was released to The ... mental health concerns on the pre-deployment forms, despite efforts by the military ... filled in the six months prior to deployment. The drugs included anticonvulsants, antidepressants... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAR08/nf031008-4.htm
... THAN 320,000 SOLDIERS AS PART OF POST-DEPLOYMENT HEALTH REASSESSMENT PROGRAM -- "PDHRA has been ... 320,000th Soldier as part of the Post-Deployment Health Reassessment program. The Army began screening Soldiers ... on Youtube.com Soldiers who returned from a combat deployment more than 90 days ago are eligible for the ... part of the U.S. Army's Deployment Cycle Support process. Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldier ... unit-scheduled event 90-180 days post-deployment, and can track completion through Army Knowledge Online ... THAN 320,000 SOLDIERS AS PART OF POST-DEPLOYMENT HEALTH REASSESSMENT PROGRAM --"PDHRA has been... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAR08/nf032608-7.htm
... to go again." For more about deployment issues, use the VA Watchdog search engine ...org/sessearch.php?q=deployment&op=and Story here.. ... makes today's wars distinctive is the deployment pattern two, three, sometimes four overseas ... rates for soldiers at the late stages of deployment triple those of recent arrivals. For the ... marriages by youthful soldiers survive the rigors of deployment. "My wife and I have been ... been conducting marriage workshops for soldiers back from deployment. Now, says Crews, married soldiers ... at reconciliation even as Lorin faces a second deployment to Iraq in August. "It'... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJUL08/nf072008-3.htm
