| Review Article: Update on Suicide Assessment Instruments and Methodologies |
OCT 1999 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
L. L. Hourani; D. Jones; K. Kennedy; K. Hirsch; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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 | This review summarizes the current status of suicide assessment and focuses on suicide-specific instrumentation and methodologies developed in the last 30 years. The purpose is to provide a brief overview and comparison of modem suicide assessment tools. The emphasis is on instruments and methodologies that may have utility beyond the individual clinical application. Thirty-two suicide rating scales, as well as case vignettes, psychological autopsies, suicide ... |
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| Infectious Disease Rates in the U.S. Navy, 1980-1995 |
OCT 1999 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
E. K. Gunderson; C. Garland; L. L. Hourani; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| The impact of increasing numbers of women in the US Navy, particularly those aboard Navy ships, on infectious disease risk, is unknown. This study examines gender and other demographic differences among all US Navy enlisted personnel in first hospitalizations for infectious and parasitic diseases from 1980 through 1989 (N = 33,334 first hospitalizations), and it identifies trends in incidence rates of first hospitalization across this ... |
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| The Epidemiology of Mental Disorders in the U.S. Navy: The Neuroses |
JUN 1998 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
E. K. Gunderson; L. L. Hourani; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| As the second study in a series of investigations of the incidence and outcome of mental disorder in the U.S. Navy, this study focuses on men and women diagnosed with a neurotic disorder. The objectives of this study were: (1) to determine first hospitalization incidence rates in an initially healthy young adult population by gender, race, and age, and to evaluate the effects of other demographic characteristics ... |
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| The Health Status of Women and Men in the Navy and Marine Corps: Findings from the 1995 Perceptions of Wellness and Readiness Assessment |
MAR 1998 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
L. L. Hourani; H. Yuan; R. M. Bray; S. C. Wheeless; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| This study was designed to produce prevalence estimates of a broad range of physical and mental disorders and potential risk factors in Navy and Marine Corps women and men and to make comparisons among and between military populations and civilians. A comprehensive, self-report questionnaire survey was administered to a two-stage, stratified probability sample of 9,859 active-duty, shore-based Navy and Marine Corps personnel worldwide. Although relatively low rates of disorder were ... |
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| Psychosocial Correlates of Nicotine Dependence Among Men and Women in the U.S. Naval Services |
JAN 1998 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
L. L. Hourani; H. Yuan; R. M. Bray; A. M. Vincus; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| This study assessed the prevalence and psychosocial correlates of DSM-III-R criteria-based diagnoses of nicotine dependence in men and women in the United States naval services. Analyses were based on data from the 1995 Perceptions of Wellness and Readiness (POWR) Assessment, a population-based, self-report survey of 9,856 active-duty Navy and Marine Corps members, specifically focusing on a subsample of those who completed the telephone version ... |
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| The Epidemiology of Mental Disorders in the U.S. Navy: The Psychoses |
JAN 1998 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
E. K. Gunderson; L. L. Hourani; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| This study provides a comprehensive overview of psychosis in U.S. Navy enlisted personnel. The objectives of this study were to: (1) determine first hospitalization incidence rates of psychosis in an initially healthy young adult population; (2) determine institutional and personal costs in terms of interruption of military careers and premature manpower losses; (3) determine the age at onset (first hospitalization) and the duration of acute illness; and (4) to evaluate ... |
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| The Mental Status of Women in the Navy and Marine Corps: Preliminary Findings from the 1995 Perceptions of Wellness and Readiness Assessment |
DEC 1997 |
48 pages |
| Authors:
L. L. Hourani; H. Yuan; W. Graham; L. Powers; C. Simon-Arndt; B. Appleton; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| Patterned after the large national health surveys, the 1995 Perceptions of Wellness and Readiness Assessment was designed to provide baseline health and risk factor in- formation on the health and mental health status of women in the US Navy and Marine Corps. A population-based, two-stage, cluster sample of nearly 10,000 active-duty Navy and Marine Corps women and men were screened for above-normal levels of psychosocial distress and depressive symptomatology using ... |
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| Aircraft Type and Diagnosed Back Disorders in U.S. Navy Pilots and Aircrew |
SEP 96 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
C. M. Simon-Arndt; H. Yuan; L. L. Hourani; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| Back disorders have long been recognized as a serious problem within the military aviation community and a possible threat to mission accomplishment. The purpose of the present study was to determine the extent to which type of aircraft flown is associated with diagnosed back problems, and to examine differences in the prevalence of back disorders between pilots and aircrew. A case-control study was conducted in which active-duty pilots and aircrew ... |
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| Demographic Differences in Body Composition of Navy and Marine Corps Personnel: Findings from the Perception of Wellness and Readiness Assessment |
1996 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
W. F. Graham; L. L. Hourani; D. Sorenson; H. Yuan; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| With the recent increase in women's representation in the military, baseline physical measurement data is needed to help set appropriate accession and retention standards and to design useful prevention and intervention programs in the areas of physical fitness and health. This study incorporated several body composition indices to obtain anthropometric data for a representative sample of 1292 active-duty Navy and Marine Corps women and men. It also assessed the extent ... |
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