Psychiatric Diagnoses Higher in Wives of Deployed Soldiers

Major Finding: Thirty-seven percent of wives whose husbands were deployed received a mental health diagnosis, compared with 30% of wives whose husbands were not deployed.

Data Source: Records of all outpatient medical visits of wives of active-duty Army personnel between 2003 and 2006.

Disclosures: Dr. Mansfield reported no potential conflicts of interests, but one of her co-authors, Dr. Gaynes reported relationships to Bristol-Myers Squibb and Novartis. Dr. Friedman's disclosures can be found at www.nejm.org.