Abstract: Background: Little is known about gender differences in mental health, related help-seeking behavior and social support in UK military personnel. Methods: 1714 UK …
Abstract: Objectives: In the first study of its kind in the UK, we linked pensions data on benefit claims with data from the King’s Military Cohort to assess uptake of …
Abstract: Little is known about the economic impact of military mental health screening. To investigate (a) whether post-deployment screening of military personnel affects use and …
Abstract: Background: Little is known about the social and emotional well-being of children whose fathers have been deployed to the conflicts in Iraq/Afghanistan or who have …
Abstract: Background: UK armed forces personnel are at risk of occupational psychological injury; they are often reluctant to seek help for such problems. Objective: We aimed to …
Abstract: The aim of this study was to examine trajectories of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms over a 14-year period and the risk factors associated with each …
Abstract: Background: Little is known about the prevalence of mental health outcomes in UK personnel at the end of the British involvement in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. …
Abstract: Background: Most studies of the psychological impact of military deployment focus on the negative and traumatic aspects. Less is known about the full range of deployment …
Abstract: Background: Electronic Healthcare Records (EHRs) are created to capture summaries of care and contact made to healthcare services. EHRs offer a means to analyse …
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: Most research on the mental health of UK armed forces personnel has been conducted either before or after deployment; there is scant evidence concerning …