Abstract: Background: Sleep difficulties, alcohol use and mental illness are often related; military studies suggest that post-deployment is a high-risk period for sleep problems. …
Abstract: Background: The UK military runs a comprehensive mental health service ordinarily accessed via primary care referrals. Aims: To evaluate the feasibility of self-referral …
Abstract: Background: The infantry accounts for more than a quarter of the British Army but there is a lack of data about the social and educational background of its recruits. …
Abstract: Background: Deploying in a combat role negatively impacts risk-taking behaviours, such as drinking, smoking and risky driving in regular UK military personnel. Little is …
Abstract: Background: The mental health effects of deployment vary widely, and personnel in both combat and combat support roles, including medical personnel, may be adversely …
Abstract: Background: The perceived effects of a military career on service personnel’s children have been largely overlooked. Aims: To examine the views of military personnel …
Abstract: Background: The Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH) at RAF Brize Norton runs a regular anxiety management day (AMD) which is a group intervention for regular …
Abstract: Background: Self-harm in the UK military has variously been estimated at 1–5.6% compared with 4.9% in the general UK population. Aims: To establish the overall …
Abstract: Background: Recently, proposals have been made to improve mental health care for UK military veterans. Combat Stress (CS), a veteran’s charity, has provided mental …