By the Numbers: 11 June 2018
35.9%
The percentage of military spouses of Service members with 2-5 years of service who "met criteria for at least one psychiatric condition," according to new article in the journal Depression and Anxiety -- Prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in United States military spouses: The Millennium Cohort Family Study.
The most commonly endorsed conditions were moderate-to-severe somatization symptoms (17.63%) and moderate-to-severe insomnia (15.65%). PTSD, anxiety, depression, panic, alcohol misuse, and binge eating were endorsed by 9.20%, 6.65%, 6.05%, 7.07%, 8.16%, and 5.23% of spouses, respectively. Having a partner who deployed with combat resulted in higher prevalence of anxiety, insomnia, and somatization. Spouses had lower prevalence of PTSD, alcohol misuse, and insomnia but higher rates of panic and binge eating than service members. Both members of a couple rarely endorsed having the same psychiatric problem.
35.9%
The percentage of military spouses of Service members with 2-5 years of service who "met criteria for at least one psychiatric condition," according to new article in the journal Depression and Anxiety -- Prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in United States military spouses: The Millennium Cohort Family Study.
The most commonly endorsed conditions were moderate-to-severe somatization symptoms (17.63%) and moderate-to-severe insomnia (15.65%). PTSD, anxiety, depression, panic, alcohol misuse, and binge eating were endorsed by 9.20%, 6.65%, 6.05%, 7.07%, 8.16%, and 5.23% of spouses, respectively. Having a partner who deployed with combat resulted in higher prevalence of anxiety, insomnia, and somatization. Spouses had lower prevalence of PTSD, alcohol misuse, and insomnia but higher rates of panic and binge eating than service members. Both members of a couple rarely endorsed having the same psychiatric problem.