Accession Number:

ADA582399

Title:

Risk of Incident Mental Health Conditions Among Critical Care Air Transport (CCATT) Team Members

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept. May 2012- Jun 2013

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS DIRECTORATE

Personal Author(s):

• Tvaryanas, Anthony P.
• Maupin, Genny M.

Report Date:

2013-06-27

Pagination or Media Count:

29.0

Abstract:

This study investigated whether CCATT members were at increased risk for incident post-deployment mental health conditions. A retrospective cohort study of 604 CCATT members without preexisting mental health conditions who had at least one deployment as a CCATT member during 2003-2012 as compared to a control group of 604 non-CCATT medical personnel, frequency matched based on job role. The incidence of post-deployment mental health conditions was 2.1 per 1,000 months for the CCATT group versus 2.2 per 1,000 months for the control group. Females were at marginally increased risk and nurses and technicians were at twice the risk of physicians.

Descriptors:

• *MEDICAL PERSONNEL
• *MENTAL HEALTH
• *MILITARY PERSONNEL
• AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION
• DEMOGRAPHY
• DEPLOYMENT
• DIAGNOSIS(MEDICINE)
• MILITARY MEDICINE
• REGRESSION ANALYSIS
• RISK
• STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

Subject Categories:

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

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE