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Division mental health in the new brigade combat team structure: part I. Predeployment and deployment
Christopher H Warner1, Jill E Breitbach, George N Appenzeller
13rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA 31314, USA.
Objective:
Recent Army transformation has led to significant changes in roles and demands for division mental health (DMH) staff members. This article focuses on predeployment and deployment.
Methods:
Surveillance of Combat and Operational Stress Reactions data, review of DMH implementation plans, and observations by staff members, providers, and soldiers were reviewed.
Results:
During the course of the deployment, the Task Force Baghdad DMH unit had >22,000 soldier encounters with 5,542 clinical encounters. The duration of the deployment and increased levels of threat later in the deployment resulted in increased stress problems but not a substantial or sustained increase in mental health casualties.
Conclusions:
Predeployment education and communication probably eliminated some problems during deployment, and communication among mental health and command units during deployment resolved most problems encountered.
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