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A validation study of the International Trauma Questionnaire to assess post-traumatic stress disorder in treatment-seeking veterans

Abstract: Background: Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) typically report a poorer treatment response than those who have not served in the Armed Forces. A …

Moral injury in a context of trauma

Abstract: Moral injury, characterised by guilt, shame and self-condemnation, is conceptualised either as an adjunct to post-traumatic stress disorder or as a new syndrome. Studies …

Impact of paternal deployment to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan and paternal post-traumatic stress disorder on the children of military fathers

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 …

Management of mental illness by the British Army (UK)

Abstract: Background: The Ministry of Defence has its own hospital for soldiers requiring admission for mental health problems. Aims: To assess the efficiency of the army …

Mental health outcomes at the end of the British involvement in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts: a cohort study

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. …

Occupational moral injury and mental health: systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract: Background: Many people confront potentially morally injurious experiences (PMIEs) in the course of their work which can violate deeply held moral values or beliefs, …

Mental health and psychological support in UK armed forces personnel deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 and 2011

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 …

Effects of home on the mental health of British forces serving in Iraq and Afghanistan

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: …

Mental health of UK military personnel while on deployment in Iraq

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 …

Risk, Psychiatry and the Military

Abstract: The relationship between combat and psychiatric breakdown has been well recognised for decades. The change to smaller, professional armed forces has reduced the risk of …

Mental health outcomes in US and UK military personnel returning from Iraq

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 …

Coming home may hurt: risk factors for mental ill health in US reservists after deployment in Iraq

Abstract: Background: Little research has been conducted on the factors that may explain the higher rates of mental health problems in United States National Guard soldiers who …