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Summary
Spouses of Service members may experience several stressors during the deployment cycle, and it is important to understand how spouses utilize mental health services during this time. Data regarding mental health service utilization among spouses of Service members assigned to an aircraft carrier from 2011-2014 were gathered and compared across deployment phases. Spouses may utilize mental health services differently across the phases of deployment.
Citation
Leroux, T. C., Kum, H. C., Dabney, A., Wells, R. (2016). Military Deployments and Mental Health Utilization Among Spouses of Active Duty Service Members. Military Medicine, 181, 1269-1274. doi:10.7205/MILMED-D-15-00583