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Military adverse childhood experiences: Ex-servicemen’s experience of military discharge and its impact on their sense of identity

Abstract: How service people make sense of their identity is suggested to be one of the key determinants to a successful military discharge (Ahern et al., 2015; Binks & Cambridge, …

Digital therapeutic intervention for women in the UK Armed Forces who consume alcohol at a hazardous or harmful level: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Alcohol misuse is common in the United Kingdom Armed Forces (UKAF), with prevalence significantly higher than in the general population. To date, digital …

Associations between sleep difficulties and health outcomes in treatment-seeking veterans

Abstract: Background: Sleep disturbance in UK Armed Forces personnel appears to be frequent due to factors such as hostile sleeping environments and can persist even once they have …

LGB female Veterans’ experience of military service during the 'gay ban': a qualitative study

Abstract: Introduction: Until 2000, the UK Armed Forces implemented a 'gay ban' that led to the investigation and discharge of thousands of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) …

10 Year Research Report 2013-2023

The purpose of this document is to explore all Combat Stress research over the past decade, which has as its focal point understanding the needs of the veteran community affected …

Health and well-being of serving and ex-serving UK armed forces personnel: protocol for the fourth phase of a longitudinal cohort study

Abstract: Introduction: This is the fourth phase of a longitudinal cohort study (2022-2023) to investigate the health and well-being of UK serving (Regulars and Reservists) and …

ENHANCE Study: Improving access to evidence-based treatment for women veteran survivors of sexual trauma

The ENHANCE study by Combat Stress aimed to provide guidance on improving access to the best evidence-based treatment for women veterans who have experienced military sexual trauma …

Restore and Rebuild (R & R) - a feasibility pilot study of a co-designed intervention for moral injury-related mental health difficulties

Abstract: Background: Moral injury can significantly negatively impact mental health, but currently no validated treatment for moral injury-related mental health difficulties …

Factors associated with exposure to potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs) and moral injury in a clinical sample of veterans

Abstract: Moral injury is not inevitable following exposure to a potentially morally injurious event (PMIE). Since moral injury is associated with poor mental health outcomes, it …

“A Hidden Community”: The Experiences of Help-Seeking and Receiving Mental Health Treatment in U.K. Women Veterans. A Qualitative Study

Abstract: Women veterans are often underserved in both the research into and provision of mental health treatment. This study explored women veterans’ experiences of mental …

Exploring help-seeking patterns of UK veterans with mental health difficulties: Referrals to Combat Stress 2012–2022

Abstract: Exploration of help-seeking by UK veterans with mental health difficulties has traditionally focused on barriers and facilitators to action. Comparatively little is known …

Interpretations of ambiguous situations in combat veterans with and without post-traumatic stress disorder

Abstract: Deployed combat personnel are at increased risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). People with PTSD often judge ambiguous information as negative or threatening …