Mental Health Outcomes of Premature Discharge from United States Air Force Basic Military Training.

CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study indicate that this population of trainees who were prematurely discharged from USAF BMT for reasons other than mental health concerns has high levels of depression and anxiety symptoms. Discharge from BMT may be associated with substantial distress when the individual disagrees with the reason for discharge. Enhanced procedures and continued research regarding their postdischarge well-being seem warranted. PMID: 32514580 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Military Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Mil Med Source Type: research