Assessing the Burden of Mental Disorder Diagnosis and Racial Disparities in the Military Health System During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Our analysis indicates an increased burden of mental disorder diagnoses during the COVID-19 period; however, there was no disparity between mental health services received by Black ADSW and White ADSW overall during either the COVID-19 period or the pre-COVID-19 period, despite some variation by rank.
Authors
- Miranda Lynn Janvrin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3083-5581)
- Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1377-8615)
- Raquel Martín (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7771-550X)
- Jessica L A Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4595-3376)
- C. John Clements
- Amanda Banaag
- Christian Coles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2573-0706)
Institutions
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation (US)
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
- Tennessee State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
- Published
- 2025-05-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-025-02494-7
- Primary Topic
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Defense
- Defense Health Agency