Abstract: Purpose: There is speculation that high rates of mental illness among Reservists returning from deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan may be due to the challenge of …
Abstract: The legacy of Gulf War Syndrome led to fears that the deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan since 2003 would have an effect on the mental health of the UK armed forces. …
Abstract: Background: Concerns have been raised about the psychological effect of continued combat exposure and of repeated deployments. We examined the consequences of deployment …
Abstract: This paper examines the commitments enshrined in the Strategic Defence Review White Paper to make the armed forces more genuinely representative of the British …
Abstract: Background Concerns have been raised about the mental and physical health of UK military personnel who deployed to the 2003 war in Iraq and subsequent tours of duty in …
Abstract: During deployments, Service wives have to adapt to being alone and taking sole responsibility for their families and house-holds whilst dealing with the additional …
Abstract: An important feature of civil-military relations is the way in which states recognize the sacrifices that the men and women of the armed forces give to their country and …
Abstract: Background: Little is known about the factors associated with leaving the armed forces, or what predicts subsequent employment success for veterans. It is likely that …