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To the Editor: Hoge et al. (July 1 issue)¹ assessed mental health problems in members of the U.S. Army and Marine Corps who were involved in combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Additional analyses might further elucidate their interesting findings.

First, a large proportion of the participants were positive for more than one disorder on screening. It is important to learn about the frequency of multiple disorders² and whether deployment and combat experiences were independently associated with depression and anxiety.³ Also, roughly one quarter of the deployed personnel reported alcohol misuse, which has been shown to be associated with combat-related . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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