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: Because today’s service members/veterans—who on average experience mental healthconcerns at rates that are higher than those of their civilian counterparts—are …
Abstract: Previous research has mainly focused on veterans' mental health problems, especially on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Less is known about the impact that the …
Abstract: Background: Insomnia and related sleep disturbances commonly occur in veterans, with prevalence rates as high as 90% reported in some studies. Military-specific factors …
Abstract: This Sector Insight: Armed Forces Charities in Scotland report follows on from Sector Insight, UK Armed Forces Charities: An Overview and Analysis, published in 2014, …
Abstract: Concerned partners (CPs) of military service members and veterans with alcohol misuse face significant help-seeking barriers. We adapted the Community Reinforcement and …
Abstract: Volunteering as a health promotion intervention, improves physical health, mental health, and social outcomes particularly in older adults, yet limited research exists …
Abstract: Veterans treatment courts (VTCs) are designed to offer a rehabilitative approach to criminal justice, focusing on treatment for mental health and substance use …
This study examined rates of cognitive impairment using a domain-specific approach in non-treatment-seeking service members and veterans withand without PTSD.Individuals with PTSD …
Abstract: Objective: Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) exhibit high levels of unemployment. The Department of Veterans Affairs Health System (VHA) offers a …
Abstract: Many trauma survivors seem to be reluctant to seek professional help. The aim of the current review was to synthesize relevant literature, and to systematically classify …
Abstract: The mental health of military personnel returning from war is an issue of profound social, ethical, and economic consequence. This article reviews recent literature from …
Abstract: Background: The interaction between experiencing multiple deprivation and mental illness has been established for non-veteran populations. Less is known for UK veterans. …