Predeployment predictors of psychiatric disorder-symptoms and interpersonal violence during combat deployment.
Anthony J RoselliniMurray B SteinDavid M BenedekPaul D BlieseWai Tat ChiuIrving HwangJohn MonahanMatthew K NockNancy A SampsonAmy E StreetAlan M ZaslavskyRobert J UrsanoRonald C KesslerPublished in: Depression and anxiety (2018)
Actuarial models could be used to identify high risk soldiers either for exclusion from deployment or preventive interventions. However, the ultimate value of this approach depends on the associated costs, competing risks (e.g. stigma), and the effectiveness to-be-determined interventions.