By the Numbers: 9 July 2018
9.4%
The percentage of Service members who "reported probable depression," according to a research brief based on the recently released 2015 Department of Defense Health Related Behaviors Survey from the RAND Corporation.
The RAND researchers note that this is "significantly higher...than the currently estimated 6 percent of U.S. adults" in the civilian population who are affected by depression.
Depression was more prevalent among those in the Marine Corps, Army, and Navy than in the Air Force and Coast Guard; among enlisted personnel (relative to officers); and among women (relative to men).
9.4%
The percentage of Service members who "reported probable depression," according to a research brief based on the recently released 2015 Department of Defense Health Related Behaviors Survey from the RAND Corporation.
The RAND researchers note that this is "significantly higher...than the currently estimated 6 percent of U.S. adults" in the civilian population who are affected by depression.
Depression was more prevalent among those in the Marine Corps, Army, and Navy than in the Air Force and Coast Guard; among enlisted personnel (relative to officers); and among women (relative to men).