Accession Number:

AD1182666

Title:

VA/DoD Depression Clinical Practice Guideline Adherence

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Research Paper]

Corporate Author:

UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIV OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES BETHESDA MD

Personal Author(s):

• Briones, Rebecca
• Clark, Donelle
• Jessup, Michael
• Langfield, Nicole S.

Report Date:

2020-03-31

Pagination or Media Count:

37

Abstract:

Depression is a leading cause of disability Chong, Aslani, and Chen, 2011. The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends routine depression screenings to assist in the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of depression U.S. Preventive Services Task Force,2016. Treatment follow-up is also imperative to increase patient quality of life, reduce morbidity, and decrease economic burden U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, 2016. The military population is a high-risk population due to frequent exposure to combat and a multitude of occupational stressors. Some military-specific occupational stressors are combat, dangerous conditions, sudden environment changes, intense training demands, lack of autonomy, long duty hours, and extended periods of separation from family.

Descriptors:

• health services
• military medicine
• medical personnel
• air force
• depression
• psychiatry
• students
• department of veterans affairs
• health care
• institutional review board
• united states
• department of defense
• general practice
• mental disorders
• mental health
• mood disorders

Subject Categories:

• Medicine and Medical Research
• Military Forces and Organizations
• Psychology

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]