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Summary
Health care records of 55,000 non-pregnant spouses and 137,000 children of deployed Active Duty U.S. Army personnel were compared to records of spouses and children of non-deployed Soldiers to study changes in dependent health care utilization during deployment. Service member deployment was associated with an increased use of antidepressants, antianxiety medications, and specialist visits among spouses and children.
Citation
Larson, M. J., Mohr, B. A., Adams, R. S., Ritter, G., Perloff, J., Williams, T. V., Jeffery, D. D., Tompkins, C. (2012). Association of Military Deployment of a Partner or Spouse and Changes in Dependent Use of Health Care Services. Medical Care, 50, 821-828. doi:10.1097/MLR.0b013e31825516d8