Table 1 Post-deployment medical and psychological problems noted among individuals deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq seen by community-based primary care providers (N = 30).
From: A pilot survey of post-deployment health care needs in small community-based primary care clinics
Deployment-related Problem | N (%) |
|---|---|
Traumatic amputation and/or prosthetic device | 0 |
Wound care or re-infection | 3 (10%) |
Other orthopedic problem related to combat or burn injury | 2 (7%) |
Traumatic brain injury | 2 (7%) |
Other neurological problem related to head injury (e.g., epilepsy) | 1 (3%) |
Non-combat injury that occurred during deployment (e.g., motor vehicle accident) | 3 (10%) |
Vision loss | 0 |
Hearing loss, tinnitus | 2 (7%) |
Medical illness that developed or worsened during deployment | 4 (13%) |
Exposure to depleted uranium | 0 |
Acinetobacter or leishmaniasis | 0 |
Other infectious disease | 1 (3%) |
Military sexual trauma | 0 |
Post-traumatic stress disorder | 6 (20%) |
Depression | 9 (30%) |
Alcohol or substance abuse | 4 (13%) |
Marital problems | 6 (20%) |
Family problems | 2 (7%) |
Legal or financial problems | 0 |