PhD Project

'Twenty years in Afghanistan': An exploration of narratives of Operation Herrick told over time

Chloe Storer, King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR)

This study aims to explore how soldiers' narratives have changed over time, and the factors which influence them. Research to date has not explored Service personnel's' mental health experiences using …

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A nature-based intervention to improve mental health: Efficacy of an angling intervention for military Veterans and emergency service personnel with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Dr Nicholas Cooper

Currently recruiting

This project aims to conduct a full-scale randomised controlled study powered to provide definitive evidence of the efficacy of the nature-based, group angling intervention for military Veterans and …

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ADVANCE: Armed Services trauma rehabilitation outcomes study

King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR)

The ADVANCE research project aims to study, prospectively, the incidence of a very wide variety of physical and psycho-social outcomes including cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis, mental health …

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Building the Bigger Picture: Establishing a dataset to understand ex-serviceperson’s experience in the UK Armed Forces and address gendered harms’

Dr Charlotte Herriott

Working with Diane Allen (OBE), this project aims to create archive of narratives collected as part of the ‘Forewarned Inbox'. We hope to create a large dataset of UK ex-Service person’s …

Development and evaluation of online tests of executive dysfunction as a marker of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in UK Service Veterans

The aim of this study is to develop and evaluate the sensitivity of computer-based tests of executive control to variability in PTSD symptoms in UK ex-Service personnel.

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Development and pilot evaluation of an AI-supported CBT mobile phone app for the treatment of depression and anxiety in ex-Service women

Clinical Education, Development and Research (CEDAR), Professor Paul Farrand

Currently recruiting

This project aims to work with ex-Servicewomen to adapt Iona (an artificial intelligence-supported low-intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy mobile phone app) for the treatment of generalized …

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ENHANCE+: Building clinical capacity to support women Veteran survivors of Military sexual trauma

Combat Stress

The ENHANCE+ project aims to build and widen clinical capacity and understanding of women Veterans, their needs, and best-evidenced treatment, with a specific focus on Military sexual trauma (MST). …

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Non-invasive Tinnitus Device in Reducing Symptoms of Tinnitus and Mental Health Difficulties in Military Veterans: Waitlist-Controlled Trial

Combat Stress

Currently recruiting

This study aims to assess whether the device will reduce tinnitus symptoms and associated mental health difficulties such as symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, and …

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PhD Project

Examining male Veterans' experiences of sexualised behaviour whilst serving in the UK Armed Forces

Emily Snow, Veterans & Families Institute for Military Social Research

Currently recruiting

This research aims to develop a more detailed and nuanced understanding of how sexualised behaviour occurs towards servicemen in the UK Armed Forces, with a focus on male Veteran perspectives. The …

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PhD Project

Exploring diagnosis and treatment pathways for Service personnel diagnosed with adjustment disorder in the British Armed Forces: A mixed methods study.

Jenny Stone

This study aims to improve understanding of the triggers, presentation and management of UK Service personnel given a Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH) diagnosis of adjustment disorder.  …

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Exploring suicidality risk in Veterans resident in Northern Ireland

Professor Chérie Armour

The purpose of the project is to understand how common suicidality is among the Northern Ireland veteran population, and to explore what factors play an integral role in increasing the risk of …

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