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The objective of this study is to examine how symptoms of PTSD or of other mental health symptoms are correlated with the probability of divorce among married active duty Army soldiers. For this purpose, we combine Army administrative individual‐level longitudinal data on soldiers’ deployments, marital history and socio‐demographic characteristics with the soldiers’ self‐reported post‐ deployment health information, available in the Post‐Deployment Health Assessment (PDHA) and Post‐Deployment Health Re‐Assessment (PDHRA) forms. . | WORKING P A P E R Home Front Post-Deployment Mental Health and Divorces BRIGHITA NEGRUSA SEBASTIAN NEGRUSA WR-874-OSD June 2012 Prepared for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Personnel Readiness This product is part of the RAND working paper series. RAND working papers are intended to share researchers latest findings and to solicit informal peer review. They have been approved for circulation by RAND but have not been formally edited or peer reviewed. Unless otherwise indicated working papers can be quoted and cited without permission of the author provided the source is clearly referred to as a working paper. RAND s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors. RAND is a registered trademark. RAND Center for Mi Health Policy Research A JOINT ENDEAVOR OF RAND HEALTH AND THE RAND NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH DIVISION Preface Since 2003 about 14 percent of . Army soldiers have been reporting symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD following deployments. The objective of this study is to examine how symptoms of PTSD or of other mental health symptoms are correlated with the probability of divorce among married active duty Army soldiers. For this purpose we combine Army administrative individual-level longitudinal data on soldiers deployments marital history and socio-demographic characteristics with the soldiers self-reported postdeployment health information available in the Post-Deployment Health Assessment PDHA and Post-Deployment Health Re-Assessment PDHRA forms. Our estimates indicate that time spent in deployment is associated with an increase in the divorce risk among Army enlisted personnel and that PTSD symptoms are associated with further increases in the odds of divorce. Although officers are generally less likely to screen positive for PTSD than enlisted personnel we find a stronger association between PTSD symptoms and divorces among Army officers who are PTSD symptomatic. This document .