Associations between Mental Health Disorders and Body Mass Index among Military Personnel.

Authors :: Smith, Tracey J.
White, Alan
Hadden, Louise
Young, Andrew J.
Marriott, Bernadette P.
Source :: American Journal of Health Behavior; Jul/Aug2014, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p529-540, 12p, 3 Charts
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: The article discusses a study which examined the relationship between obesity and mental health disorders (MHD) such as serious psychological distress (SPD), anxiety and depression in active duty personnel in the U.S. Army, Navy and Marine Corps. It describes how the study was conducted and the use of the 2005 U.S. Department of Defense Health Related Behaviors Survey. It also mentions the need for personnel screening to identify MHD risk elements.

Subjects :: ANXIETY
BODY composition
CHI-squared test
CONFIDENCE intervals
MENTAL depression
EPIDEMIOLOGY
MENTAL illness
POST-traumatic stress disorder
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH funding
MILITARY personnel
PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
T-test (Statistics)
LOGISTIC regression analysis
DATA analysis
BODY mass index
DATA analysis software

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