Table 1 Components of the Army STARRS
Army STARRS component | Sample size | Solders providing blood |
|---|---|---|
HADS | ||
Analysis of 40 integrated Army/DoD administrative data systems with records for all soldiers on active duty during 2004–2009 | > 1.6 million | NA |
NSS | ||
Representative survey of soldiers in the first week of basic training | 55,814 | 34,986* |
AAS | ||
Representative survey of all soldiers around the world exclusive of those in basic training | 41,210 | NA |
PPDS | ||
Four-wave panel survey of three brigade combat teams before and after deployment to Afghanistan | 10,116 | 8090 at T0; 8822 at T1 |
SHOS-A | ||
Case–control study of hospitalized suicide attempters and matched soldiers from the AAS | 186 Cases, 375 controls | 296* |
SHOS-B | ||
Case–control study based on interviews with the next-of-kin and army supervisors of suicide decedents and matched soldiers from the AAS | 150 Cases, 270 controls | NA |
Clinical Reappraisal Study | ||
Psychometric study examining concordance between DSM-IV diagnoses from self-administered questionnaires and diagnoses based on clinical interviews | 460 | NA |
