2011 Behavioral Health Risk Assessment Data Report (BH-RADR)

Abstract : This publication describes characteristics of Soldiers who completed a behavioral health (BH) screening at the two post-deployment Touch Points (TPs) of the Army Force Generation Cycle (ARFORGEN) and characterizes self-reported risk for BH-related outcomes such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depression symptoms, and hazardous drinking behavior. Utilization of the Standardized Assessment Tool (SAT) was a stopgap measure initiated by the Army to satisfy the NDAA 2010 mandate while revisions to the electronic PDHA and PDHRA were being incorporated. The SAT I contained additional self-reported recent stressors, sleep deprivation, and current medication usage and the SAT II contained the full length PTSD and depression screening tools. The information included in this version presents data on Soldiers who completed the Post Deployment Health Assessment (PDHA) (Department of Defense (DD) Form 2796, Jan 2008) and matching SAT I at TP3 and/or the Post Deployment Health Reassessment (PDHRA) (DD Form 2900, Jan 2008) and matching SAT I at TP4 during 2011.