ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Depression in U.S. Army Soldiers Who Handle the Remains of the Dead
- Quinn Biggs
Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine - Quinn Biggs
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry, USUHS - James McCarroll
Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine - James McCarroll
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress - Carol Fullerton
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences - Britany Mullins-Hussain
Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine - Britany Mullins-Hussain
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress - Julia Petrini
Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine - Julia Petrini
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress - Amy Steward
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress - Leming Wang
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress - Robert Ursano
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Abstract
U.S. Army mortuary affairs (MA) Soldiers handle remains of the dead in the combat theater, which increases risk for trauma-related disorders. Questionnaires were collected from N=1517 MA Soldiers. We report pre- and post-deployment symptoms and cases of depression. Findings increase our understanding of the consequences of work with the dead.
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