Psychiatry Portal: Noon Conference

Mental Health in Military Dependents (10/1)

Noon Conference: October 1, 2020

Today we discussed the case of a military dependent child with a past history of an eating disorder, coming in for consultation regarding fitness for duty and a future in the military. We discussed diagnostic criteria for eating disorders, implications, and military regulations related to this case. 

Today's Post-Conference Reading articles:

1. Huebner CR; SECTION ON UNIFORMED SERVICES; COMMITTEE ON PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH. Health and Mental Health Needs of Children in US Military Families. Pediatrics. 2019 Jan;143(1):e20183258. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-3258. Epub 2018 Dec 24. PMID: 30584059.
2. Schvey NA, Sbrocco T, Stephens M, Bryant EJ, Ress R, Spieker EA, Conforte A, Bakalar JL, Pickworth CK, Barmine M, Klein D, Brady SM, Yanovski JA, Tanofsky-Kraff M. Comparison of overweight and obese military-dependent and civilian adolescent girls with loss-of-control eating. Int J Eat Disord. 2015 Sep;48(6):790-4. doi: 10.1002/eat.22424. Epub 2015 May 8. PMID: 25955761; PMCID: PMC4543400.
3. A systematic review of wellbeing in children: a comparison of military and civilian families. 
4. Parental military deployment as risk factor for children’s mental health: a meta-analytical review. 

Additional Suggested Readings & Collections:

1. Mental health in military children
2. Eating disorders and military families