Pre-Deployment Stress, Mental Health, and Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Marines

• Main Author: Farmer, Carrie M. (auth)
• Other Authors: Vaughan, Christine Anne (auth), Garnett, Jeffrey (auth), Weinick, Robin M. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2014
• Subjects: Medicolegal issues; Psychology; Military engineering; Health Sciences; Technology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

As part of an evaluation of the Marine Corps Operational Stress Control and Readiness (OSCAR) program, this report describes the methods and findings of a large survey of marines who were preparing for a deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan in 2010 or 2011. The results are among the first to shed light...