Mental health disorders attributed to more service member hospital stays than any other ailment: DoD
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Mental health disorders are on the rise within the military, now accounting for more hospitalizations than any other ailment, according to a new Defense Department health report.
In 2023, active-duty service members experiencing a mental health disorder made up 54.8% of hospital bed stays, more than every other affliction combined.
From 2019 through 2023, 541,672 active-duty service members across all branches were diagnosed with at least one mental health disorder, according to the report. About 47% of those were diagnosed with more than one mental health disorder. In 2023, there were 1.3 million U.S. active duty troops.
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