Army Warrior Care Project (AWCP): Rationale and methods for a longitudinal study of behavioral health care in Army Warrior Transition Units using Military Health System data, FY2008-2015.
Nikki R WootenJordan A BrittinghamAkhtar HossainLaura A HopkinsNahid S SumiDiana D JefferyAbbas S TavakoliHrishikesh ChakrabortySue E LevkoffMary Jo LarsonPublished in: International journal of methods in psychiatric research (2019)
An overwhelming majority of soldiers had one WTU assignment for almost a year. A substantial proportion of WTU soldiers had psychological impairment, which limited performance of their military duties. The AWCP is the first longitudinal study of redeployed soldiers assigned to WTUs and provides a unique opportunity to advance our understanding of behavioral health among soldiers needing comprehensive medical care after combat deployments.