United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2008-05-30 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GAO-08-615 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-615 P0b002ee18038ee8a f:d08615 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-615 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-615 GAO-08-615 Disease detection or diagnosis Health care programs Health care services Medical care evaluation Medical examinations Medical records Mental health Mental health care services Mental illnesses Military forces Military operations Military personnel Military personnel records Policy evaluation Post-traumatic stress disorders Program evaluation Risk assessment Program implementation Standards (health care) DOD Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom Other Written Product A82219

The John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 included provisions regarding mental health concerns and traumatic brain injury (TBI). GAO addressed these issues as required by the Act. In this report GAO discusses (1) DOD efforts to implement pre-deployment mental health screening; (2) how post-deployment mental health referrals are tracked; and (3) screening requirements for mild TBI. GAO selected the Army, Marine Corps, and Army National Guard for the review. GAO reviewed documents and interviewed DOD officials and conducted site visits to three military installations where the pre-deployment health assessment was being conducted. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-615/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-615.htm GAO-08-615 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-615 Other Written Product GAO-08-615; DOD Health Care: Mental Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Screening Efforts Implemented, but Consistent Pre-Deployment Medical Record Review Policies Needed; Disease detection or diagnosis Health care programs Health care services Medical care evaluation Medical examinations Medical records Mental health Mental health care services Mental illnesses Military forces Military operations Military personnel Military personnel records Policy evaluation Post-traumatic stress disorders Program evaluation Risk assessment Program implementation Standards (health care) DOD Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom Title 5 Section 552a 5 U.S.C. 552a Title 10 Section 1074f Title 10 Section 136 Title 10 Section 3013 Title 10 Section 5013 Title 10 Section 8013 10 U.S.C. 1074f 10 U.S.C. 136 10 U.S.C. 3013 10 U.S.C. 5013 10 U.S.C. 8013 Volume 120 Page 2083 120 Stat. 2083 Public Law 109-364