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Military Spouses

Military spouses face higher perinatal depression risk. Women whose partners are away on military deployment are at greater risk of developing mental illness during the perinatal period, according to a review article. Source 7q.

Spouses Military

During their reserve members' deployment, 92 percent of 368,000 spouses experienced an increase in stress levels. For 88 percent, deployment also brought feelings of loneliness. Depression and anxiety was an issue for 85 percent, too. Source 6e.