Schonfeld Lawrence, Braue Lawrence A, Stire Sheryl, Gum Amber M, Cross Brittany L, Brown Lisa M
J Am Coll Health. 2015;63(7):428-36. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2014.963106.
Increasing numbers of student service members/veterans (SSM/Vs) are enrolling in college. However, little is known about how their previous military experience affects their adjustment to this new role. The present study tested the hypothesis that SSM/Vs who report adjustment problems in college have a higher incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and other behavioral health problems compared with those who do not report adjustment problems.
SSM/Vs (N = 173) at a large, southeastern, public university completed online surveys that included well-validated screens measuring substance use, depression, PTSD, and other mental disorders.
Those reporting difficulties adjusting to university life (28%) reported significantly higher frequencies of behavioral and health problems while in the military, and significantly higher levels of PTSD, depression, and mental health disorders, but no difference in substance use.
Implications for improved behavioral health screening and coordination of university behavioral health services with veterans' health systems are discussed.
越来越多的学生服役人员/退伍军人（SSM/Vs）进入大学就读。然而，对于他们之前的军事经历如何影响其适应这一新角色，我们知之甚少。本研究检验了这样一个假设：与未报告适应问题的学生服役人员/退伍军人相比，那些报告在大学存在适应问题的学生服役人员/退伍军人患创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）、抑郁症及其他行为健康问题的发生率更高。
一所位于东南部的大型公立大学的173名学生服役人员/退伍军人完成了在线调查，其中包括经过充分验证的用于测量物质使用、抑郁、创伤后应激障碍及其他精神障碍的筛查量表。
报告难以适应大学生活的人（28%）称，他们在军队服役期间行为和健康问题的发生率显著更高，创伤后应激障碍、抑郁症及精神健康障碍的程度也显著更高，但在物质使用方面没有差异。
文中讨论了改进行为健康筛查以及将大学行为健康服务与退伍军人健康系统进行协调的意义。
