Behavioral Health Outcomes in the 12 Months Following Major Limb Loss Among Active Duty Service Members Treated in the Military Health System, 2001–2017
In this study, more than half of ADSMs experiencing major limb loss developed incident behavioral health conditions within the first 12 months. This study highlights the need for awareness of the potentially increased risk of these diagnoses in the acute period following amputation.
Authors
- Colin J. Harrington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8871-4726)
- Kalyn C Jannace (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8119-6962)
- Paul F. Pasquina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2898-0082)
- Daniel B. Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2218-7916)
- Tawnee L. Sparling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5237-0984)
- Rebecca N. Schulz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1911-2024)
Institutions
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation (US)
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Military Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaf070
- Primary Topic
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00