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: This article considers if the UK's mental health service provisoin for Veterans is heading in the right directoin. It argues that as we look towards 2015 when the …
Abstract: Objective: Veterans who served in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) commonly experience alcohol misuse and symptoms of posttraumatic …
Abstract: ‘Veteran Informed Prisons: A guide to improving the health and well-being of prisoners in Wales who are veterans’ is intended to support commissioners, planners and …
Abstract: Anger and aggression are serious problems for a significant proportion of veterans who have served in combat. While prior research has suggested that cognitive …
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the psychosocial outcomes of an inclusive adapted sport and adventurous training course that aims to support the rehabilitation …
Abstract: Objectives: A pilot study to assess the practicality of introducing an enhanced mental health assessment (EMHA) into all routine and discharge medicals of the UK Armed …
Abstract: Background: Self-harm in the UK military has variously been estimated at 1–5.6% compared with 4.9% in the general UK population. Aims: To establish the overall …
Abstract: Deployments increase risk for adjustment problems in service members. To mitigate this increased risk, mental health training programs have been developed and …
Abstract: The 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) of the general Canadian population included a series of questions to identify Veterans living in Canada. This survey is …
Abstract: Few complementary therapies for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been empirically tested. This study explored the efficacy of a portable, private …
Summary: This report is a review of the research evidence to date on the mental health of serving and ex-Service military personnel in the UK. It was commissioned in September …
Abstract: Objective: Sleep disturbances are a core and salient feature of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Pilot studies have indicated that combined cognitive-behavioral …