Table 3:

Weighted cumulative incidence of all mental disorders diagnosed in the study cohort and of the subset of diagnoses attributed at least partially to Afghanistan-related deployments

DisorderWeighted* cumulative incidence of diagnoses
OverallAttributed to Afghanistan mission
No.% (95% CI)No.% (95% CI)
PTSD27038.9 (7.8–9.9)24368.0 (7.0–9.0)
Other anxiety disorder14864.9 (4.0–5.8)9873.2 (2.5–3.9)
Any anxiety disorder373812.3 (11.0–13.5)30129.9 (8.8–11.0)
Depressive disorder25538.4 (7.2–9.5)19196.3 (5.3–7.3)
Bipolar disorder900.3 (0.04–0.6)340.1 (0–0.2)
Other mood disorder970.3 (0.07–0.6)810.3 (0.03–0.5)
Any mood disorder26988.8 (7.7–10.0)19926.5 (5.5–7.6)
Adjustment disorder14084.6 (3.8–5.4)9133.0 (2.4–3.6)
Somatoform disorder1020.3 (0.1–0.6)160.1 (0–0.1)
Substance-related disorder9753.2 (2.4–4.0)5992.0 (1.5–2.4)
Any of the above disorders579819.0 (17.4–20.6)410813.5 (12.1–14.8)
  • Note: CI = confidence interval, PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder.

  • * Sample design weights were used to compute the cumulative incidence estimates and associated 95% CIs for the entire study population.

  • Many individuals had more than 1 diagnosed mental disorder.