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UK Regular Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey Results 2022

Abstract: This statistical release provides results from the Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS) 2022, along with results from previous years. Statistics from AFCAS …

How effectively does CBT-I address the traumatic and functional causes of insomnia and sleep disturbance in Veterans?

Abstract: Cognitive-behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) continues to be recommended as the first-line treatment for an increasing number of Veterans seeking help for …

Nutritional knowledge in British Army recruits during basic training

Abstract: Background: Appropriate nutritional intake is essential to optimise both general health and performance in military recruits. General nutritional knowledge is a …

The New Study of UK Nuclear Test Veterans

Abstract: Nations that aspire to be great powers must have the atomic bomb. So, at least, believed British politicians of both parties in the aftermath of the Second World War. …

Gambling problems among United Kingdom armed forces veterans: Associations with gambling motivation and posttraumatic stress disorder

Abstract: Military service, mental health, and gambling activities and motivations as predictors of problem gambling in a sample of UK AF veterans. Age-and-gender matched veterans …

Hero to Zero? Navigating and Negotiating the Harms of Criminalisation as 'Veteran Offender'

Abstract: This article offers an original insight into the experiences of former military personnel navigating life after criminalisation in a time of austerity. Drawing on case …

Nursing care for the military veteran and their family

Abstract: Armed Forces personnel risk their lives in defence of their country, whilst their families are exposed to regular changes in location and spending long periods apart. …

Priorities of Primary Care in Disaster Medicine

Abstract: The role of primary care in a disaster has too often been poorly defined and poorly understood. Due to its relative low-cost adaptability and closeness to the community, …

Body image and psychosocial well-being among UK military personnel and veterans who sustained appearance-altering conflict injuries

Abstract: A modest but significant number of military personnel sustained injuries during deployments resulting in an altered-appearance (e.g., limb loss and/or scarring). …

Military life, mobility, and me: A collection of composite images by British service children

Abstract: These four snapshots, created by the author, originate from ongoing doctoral research exploring how military life shapes British service children’s identity and …

Snapshot: Mental Health

Abstract: This Snapshot summarises themes and issues relating to what we know about, and how we take care of, the mental health of veterans and the wider Armed Forces population …

Mission Himalaya: Exploring the Impact of a Supported High-Altitude Mountaineering Expedition on the Well-Being and Personal Development of UK Military Veterans

Abstract: Meaningful, positive, emotional and challenging adventurous activities may generate personal growth or recovery from ill health or injury. In this study, we used a …