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- Title
Accession standards for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a survival analysis of military recruits, 1995-2000.
- Authors
Krauss MR; Russell RK; Powers TE; Li Y; Krauss, Margot R; Russell, Robert K; Powers, Timothy E; Li, Yuanzhang
- Abstract
A retrospective cohort study was conducted to evaluate the Department of Defense practice of allowing some individuals with a history of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to enter military service (waiving for ADHD). Enlisted recruits who entered active duty with a waiver for academic problems related to ADHD were compared with control subjects who did not reveal health problems before entry, in terms of retention, promotion, and mental health-related outcomes. A total of 539 recruits with a history of ADHD were retained at the same rate as 1,617 control subjects, with no differences in promotion rates, comorbid diagnoses, or mental health-related discharges. On the basis of these findings, the Department of Defense medical accession standards have been changed to allow applicants who reveal a history of ADHD but did not require medication to finish high school or to hold a job for at least 1 year the opportunity to enter active duty without going through the current waiver process.
- Publication
Military Medicine, 2006, Vol 171, Issue 2, p99
- ISSN
0026-4075
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.7205/milmed.171.2.99