Abstract: Background: Self-reported alcohol misuse remains high in armed forces personnel even after they have left service. More than 50% of ex-serving personnel meet the …
Abstract: Background: Most accounts of deployment mental health in UK armed forces personnel rely on retrospective assessments. Aims: We present data relating to the burden of …
Abstract: Background: Most studies of the mental health of UK armed forces focus on retrospective accounts of deployment and few sample personnel while they are deployed. Aims: …
Abstract: Background: Research of military personnel who deployed to the conflicts in Iraq or Afghanistan has suggested that there are differences in mental health outcomes …
Abstract: For armed forces personnel, data on help-seeking behaviour and receipt of treatment for mental disorders are important for both research and policy. Aims: To examine …
Abstract: Defining a family is particularly important for military family health research and for the provision of services and benefits. Studies repeatedly stress the importance …
Abstract: Background: Research into violence among military personnel has not differentiated between stranger- and family-directed violence. While military factors (combat …
Abstract: Introduction: There are higher levels of alcohol misuse in the military compared to the general population. Yet there is a dearth of research in military populations on …
Abstract: Background: Research in the UK civilian population suggests that poor mental health outcomes are associated with smoking behaviour. In the UK military population, …
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 …
Abstract: Background: In the UK, little is known about the perceived effects of deployment, on military families, from military personnel in theatre. Aims: To investigate military …
Abstract: Armed Forces personnel who deploy as individual augmentees (IAs), with a unit other than their formed unit, often fill shortages or provide specialized knowledge or skill …