Military can test mental health online

Concerned by rising stress levels in the ranks, the Defense Department has quietly started an online self-screening program in hopes that anonymity will help some service members and their spouses overcome reluctance to confront possible mental health problems.
"It's an excellent tool -- available 24/7 so you can do it at night when nobody's watching," said Deborah Manning, who coordinates Army substance-abuse programs at Fort Benning, Ga.

Military members can test mental health online
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... self-screening program in hopes that anonymity will help some service members and their spouses overcome reluctance to confront possible mental health problems ...

Air Force Col. Joyce Adkins, a psychologist at the Pentagon's Health Affairs office, said several thousand people have used the Mental Health Self-Assessment Program since it went online four months ago. It assesses answers to questions about behavior and mood swings. If responses indicate possible trouble, it gives options for seeking help.

The effort is among the latest of numerous military initiatives undertaken to cope with stress, depression and other mental health problems that have proliferated since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan led to tougher overseas deployment schedules.