By the Numbers: 23 September 2019

By the Numbers: 23 September 2019

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8.3%

The percentage of Service members with a behavioral health disorder in 2018, according to the 2018 Health of the Force report, released as part of the August 2019 issue of the Military Health System's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report.  The report indicates that the "(p)revalence of behavioral health disorders remained stable between 2014 and 2018" and that "the most common behavioral health disorder among both male and female Service members" was adjustment disorder.  Also:
 
In 2018, 11.8% of Service members had a sleep disorder. The prevalence of sleep disorders remained stable between 2014 and 2018. The most common sleep disorder among male Service members was sleep apnea; the most common sleep disorder among female Service members was insomnia.