Publications by authors named "Jamie T Carreno-Davidson"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how permanent behavioral health (BH)-related duty limitations affect U.S. Army service members based on a two-year analysis of diagnoses and profiles.
- It found that 16% of soldiers received new BH diagnoses, but only 9.5% were given permanent duty limitations within a year.
- The highest risk for permanent profiles was among those with psychotic disorders (42%), followed by dissociative disorders (26%), and eating disorders (23%), highlighting the impact of BH issues on military readiness.
Introduction: Considering the potential of weaponized opioids, evaluating how prophylactic countermeasures affect military-relevant performance is necessary. Naltrexone is a commercially available Food and Drug Administration-approved medication that blocks the effects of opioids with minimal side effects. However, the effects of naltrexone on the health and performance of non-substance abusing military personnel are not well described in the existing literature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Less than half of service members with a behavioral health (BH) problem seek care. Soldiers may avoid seeking needed care because of concerns related to being placed on a duty-limiting profile and the related medical disclosures that follow.
Materials And Methods: This study used a retrospective population-based design to identify all new BH diagnoses across the U.