The Effect of OEF/OIF Deployment Intensity on the Rate of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Active Duty Population

Yu-Chu Shen, Jeremy Arkes, Boon Wah Kwan, Lai Yee Tan and Thomas V. Williams

No 15203, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: This study estimates the effect of deployment location and length on the risk of developing PTSD, relative to what it would be from the normal military operations. We use a random sample of activity-duty enlisted personnel serving between 2001 and 2006. We identify PTSD cases from TRICARE medical records and link deployment information from Contingent Tracking System. Comparing to those in other duties around the world, deployment to Iraq/Afghanistan increases the odds of developing PTSD substantially, with the largest effect observed for the Navy (OR=9.06, p

JEL-codes: I1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-08
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Published as Yu-Chu Shen, Jeremy Arkes, Boon Wah Kwan, Lai Yee Tan, Thomas V. Williams (2010) “The Effect of OEF/OIF Deployment Intensity on the Rate of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Active Duty Population,” Military Medicine 175, 763-768

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