Prevalence of Mental Health Problems, Treatment Need, and Barriers to Care among Primary Care-Seeking Spouses of Military Service Members Involved in Iraq and Afghanistan Deployments

M. Eaton, Karen; W. Hoge, Charles; Craig Messer, Stephen; A. Whitt, Allison; Cabrera, Óscar; McGurk, Dennis; L. Cox, Anthony; A. Castro, Carl

doi:10.7205/milmed.173.11.1051

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Prevalence of Mental Health Problems, Treatment Need, and Barriers to Care among Primary Care-Seeking Spouses of Military Service Members Involved in Iraq and Afghanistan Deployments

Published in Military Medicine • Nov 1, 2008

Authors:

Karen M. Eaton

Charles W. Hoge

Stephen Craig Messer

Abstract

Military spouses must contend with unique issues such as a mobile lifestyle, rules and regulations of military life, and frequent family separations including peacekeeping and combat deployments. These issues may have an adverse effect on the health of military spouses. This study examined the menta...

Subject

Mental health

Medicine

Military personnel

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