• Author: Mary Keeling
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Military Spouses Transition too! A call to Action to Address Spouses’ Military to Civilian Transition

Abstract: Military to Civilian Transition (MCT) is the process experienced by military personnel as they leave service and return to civilian life. This MCT process is thought to …

Veterans’ Civilian Employment Experiences: Lessons Learnt from Focus Groups.

Abstract: Employment of veterans after leaving military service appears to be an important factor affecting their transition back to civilian life. Although there are employment …

Stories of Transition: Narrative of US Veterans’ Military to Civilian Transition and the Important Role of Identity

Abstract: To date, investigations of Veterans’ transition to civilian life after military service have tended to focus on the experiences of those with mental or physical health …

Exploring U.S. Veterans’ post-service employment experiences

Abstract: Although most U.S. veterans transition to civilian life successfully, securing employment and reintegrating into civilian communities, some veterans face transition …

Support needs and experiences of family members of wounded, injured or sick UK service personnel

Abstract: Introduction: When a service person has been wounded, injured or sick (WIS), family members may provide care during their recovery in an unpaid capacity. This may occur …

Cohesion, leadership, mental health stigmatisation and perceived barriers to care in UK military personnel

Abstract: Background: Military research suggests a significant association between leadership, cohesion, mental health stigmatisation and perceived barriers to care (stigma/BTC). …

U.K. Army Medical and Unit Welfare Officers' Perceptions of Mental Health Stigma and Its Impact on Army Personnel's Mental Health Help Seeking

Abstract: Mental health stigma and barriers to care (BTC) reportedly impede help seeking among U.K. military personnel. Military service providers’ perceptions of this link were …

UK support services for families of wounded, injured or sick Service personnel: the need for evaluation

Abstract: Concerns have been raised about the level of support available to those families who provide unpaid care for wounded, injured or sick (WIS) personnel in the UK. In this …

Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of soldier’s experiences of being married and serving in the British Army.

Abstract: Research suggests certain aspects of military life, especially operational deployments, may negatively impact military marriages. However, much of this research is from …

Mental health stigmatisation in deployed UK Armed Forces: a principal components analysis

Abstract: Introduction: UK military research suggests that there is a significant link between current psychological symptoms, mental health stigmatisation and perceived barriers …

Stigmatisation, Perceived Barriers to Care, Help-seeking and the Mental Health of British Military Personnel

Abstract: The relationship between mental health symptoms, stigmatising beliefs about mental health and help seeking is complex and poorly understood. 1636 UK Armed Forces …