A comprehensive searchable repository providing access to international evidence and reports about the Armed Forces community. Updated each month using robust methodology, the repository can be used confidently by all to identify and access relevant evidence. A user-friendly search tool is available to support your research needs and includes the ability to specify key words, themes, author, year of publication, country of origin, methods used, and whether items have been peer reviewed.
Abstract: Objective: Several epidemiological studies have reported that veterans and nonveterans have comparable substance use disorder (SUD) prevalence and SUD treatment rates …
Abstract: The European countries have a long history of exposure to large-scale trauma. In the early 1990s the increasing awareness of the consequences of trauma within the mental …
Abstract: Previous research has identified the importance of promoting behaviour change within the offshore workforce. This qualitative study sought to: identify self-care …
Abstract: Background: Electronic cigarettes (EC) may aid some smokers in reducing combustible tobacco use. Smokers with psychiatric co-morbidities tend to have higher nicotine …
Abstract: Loneliness and social isolation are being increasingly recognized as influencing both physical and mental health. There is limited research carried out with military …
Abstract: Background: Despite all local authorities in England signing up to the Armed Forces Covenant, only a small proportion of Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) …
Abstract: This report details responses from the Quality of Life Survey, which explores experiences, and perceptions of and attitudes towards life in the RAF.
Abstract: Meta-analyses of treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suggest that trauma-focused psychotherapies produce greater benefits than antidepressant medications …
Abstract: Purpose: Collaborative inter-agency working is of paramount importance for the public protection agenda worldwide. The purpose of this paper is to disseminate the …
This Report summarises the Mental Health and Wellbeing Transition Study methodology, describes the study populations and presents the key findings from the first two reports of the …
Abstract: United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 was unanimously adopted on 31 October 2000 and established the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. This first …