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Prevalence of common mental health disorders in military veterans: using primary healthcare data

Abstract: Introduction: Serving military personnel and military veterans have been identified as having a high prevalence of mental disorders. Since 1985, UK patients’ primary …

(Loss of) the super soldier: combat-injuries, body image and veterans’ romantic relationships

Abstract: Purpose: Some military personnel sustain physical injuries that alter their appearance, such as limb-loss and scarring. Veterans injured this way may experience body …

Psychophysiological Responses to a Brief Self-Compassion Exercise in Armed Forces Veterans

Abstract: Armed Forces personnel are exposed to traumatic experiences during their work; therefore, they are at risk of developing emotional difficulties such as post-traumatic …

Musculoskeletal injuries in UK service personnel and the impact of in-theatre rehabilitation during cold weather warfare training: Exercise CETUS 2020

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The Royal Marines provide the lead Service for UK Defence Mountain and Cold Weather Warfare capability. This is the first prospective study addressing …

Efficacy of mirror therapy and virtual reality therapy in alleviating phantom limb pain: a meta-analysis and systematic review

Abstract: Introduction: Amputations result from trauma, war, conflict, vascular diseases and cancer. Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a potentially debilitating form of chronic pain …

The Legacy of Pregnancy: Elite Athletes and Women in Arduous Occupations

Abstract: Best-practice guidance and management of pregnant and postpartum elite athletes and women in arduous occupations is limited by the lack of high-quality evidence available …

Understanding the Mental Health Needs of a Community-Sample of UK Women Veterans

Abstract: Women are often underrepresented or entirely missing from veteran research, and there remains limited understanding of their mental health needs. The present study …

Examining the Clinical Correlates of Overeating and Binge-Eating Behaviors Among U.S. Veterans

Abstract: Introduction: Pressure to meet U.S. military weight requirements during service may predispose some service members to develop psychiatric disorders such as eating …

Evaluation of the Warrior Programme intervention among UK ex-service personnel

Abstract: Research has shown that of the myriad services available to veterans in the UK, very few have been independently evaluated. This report presents the results of a …

Military Masculinities on Television: Who Dares Wins

Abstract: In the UK, people in their millions still tune in to watch ex-soldiers train civilians in an imitation of the SAS selection process in the reality television show SAS: …

The Armed Forces Covenant and Veterans Annual Report 2021

Abstract: This is the 10th Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report since its introduction as a statutory requirement in the Armed Forces Act 2011. It is also the first wholly joint …