Military Health System’s Care For PTSD, Depression Falls Short, Report Finds [KHN.org]

Samantha Sangenito 2/19/1612:00 PM

The military’s health program falls significantly short in providing mental health care to active service members, according to a RAND Corp. study published Thursday.

The study focuses on post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, the two most common mental health conditions experienced in the armed services.

It finds some good news: The Military Health Services – which is operated by the U.S. Department of Defense and provides care to active soldiers – is effective at contacting soldiers diagnosed with one of the conditions. In addition, a vast majority of soldiers who get diagnosed with PTSD or depression receive at least one talk therapy session, the study finds. In that regard, it outperforms civilian health services.

[For more of this story, written by Shefali Luthra, go to http://khn.org/news/military-h...-short-report-finds/]

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