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. 2007 Sep;172(9):907-11.
doi: 10.7205/milmed.172.9.907.

Division mental health in the new brigade combat team structure: part I. Predeployment and deployment

Christopher H Warner  1 , Jill E Breitbach, George N Appenzeller, Virginia Yates, Thomas Grieger, William G Webster
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Division mental health in the new brigade combat team structure: part I. Predeployment and deployment

Christopher H Warner et al. Mil Med. 2007 Sep.

Abstract

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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