By the Numbers - Aug. 26, 2013
656.5%
The increase in the "reported incidence" of PTSD between 2001 and 2011, according to a new report from the Congressional Research Service, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Other Mental Health Problems in the Military: Oversight Issues for Congress. According to the report, PTSD diagnoses have gone from 170 per 100,000 "person years" in 2000 to about 1,110 in 2011.
While the incidence of anxiety, adjustment disorders and depression have also increased dramatically, there has been a decrease in diagnoses for alcohol abuse/dependence, schizophrenia and personality disorders.
The report -- which is packed with current statistics, graphics and charts -- addresses issues among active duty military only and not veterans.
656.5%
The increase in the "reported incidence" of PTSD between 2001 and 2011, according to a new report from the Congressional Research Service, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Other Mental Health Problems in the Military: Oversight Issues for Congress. According to the report, PTSD diagnoses have gone from 170 per 100,000 "person years" in 2000 to about 1,110 in 2011.
While the incidence of anxiety, adjustment disorders and depression have also increased dramatically, there has been a decrease in diagnoses for alcohol abuse/dependence, schizophrenia and personality disorders.
The report -- which is packed with current statistics, graphics and charts -- addresses issues among active duty military only and not veterans.