• Author: Gerd Willmund
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The peer-led Honest, Open, Proud program to decrease the impact of mental illness stigma among German military personnel: Randomized controlled trial

Abstract:Purpose: Due to widespread stigma in the military, many military servicemembers with mental illness struggle with discrimination, self-stigma and decisions whether to …

Cumulative incidence of mental disorders among German military personnel deployed to Iraq 2015–2018—An epidemiological study

Abstract: Background: There is currently no study examining the mental health consequences of deployed German service members in Iraq. The aim is, therefore, to determine the …

Deployment-related quarantining-a risk or resilience factor for German military service members? A prospective analysis during the third-fifth waves of COVID-19

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Mandatory deployment-related quarantining added further constraints on soldiers during the pandemic. Contrary to overwhelming research documenting an adverse …

Randomized controlled trials to treat obesity in military populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract: In recent years, overweight and obesity have reached an alarmingly high incidence and prevalence worldwide; they have also been steadily increasing in military …

Attentional bias in German Armed Forces veterans with and without posttraumatic stress symptoms - An eye-tracking investigation and group comparison

Abstract: Background and objectives: Most eye tracking based paradigms evidence patterns of sustained attention on threat coupled with low evidence for vigilance to or avoidance of …

Psychological stigma costs as barriers to healthcare use in former soldiers of the German Armed Forces: A qualitative analysis

Abstract: Individuals decide to use healthcare when the expected benefits outweigh the perceived costs. One of these cost factors in this decision can be stigma. So far, it has …