Stigma as a barrier to seeking health care among military personnel with mental health problems

ML Sharp, NT Fear, RJ Rona, S Wessely… - Epidemiologic …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Approximately 60% of military personnel who experience mental health problems do not
seek help, yet many of them could benefit from professional treatment. Across military …

War psychiatry: identifying and managing the neuropsychiatric consequences of armed conflicts

N Jain, S Prasad, ZC Czárth… - Journal of primary …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
War refugees and veterans have been known to frequently develop neuropsychiatric
conditions including depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and anxiety …

Mental health symptoms and co** strategies among Ukrainians during the Russia-Ukraine war in March 2022

W Xu, I Pavlova, X Chen, P Petrytsa… - … journal of social …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Context: The Russian attack on Ukraine has been ongoing since February 24, 2022.
Nevertheless, no research has documented the mental health of Ukrainians during the …

Reporting mental health symptoms: breaking down barriers to care with virtual human interviewers

GM Lucas, A Rizzo, J Gratch, S Scherer… - Frontiers in Robotics …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
A common barrier to healthcare for psychiatric conditions is the stigma associated with these
disorders. Perceived stigma prevents many from reporting their symptoms. Stigma is a …

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

SAM Stevelink, M Jones, L Hull, D Pernet… - The British Journal of …, 2018 - cambridge.org
BackgroundLittle 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. AimsWe examined …

The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in US combat soldiers: a head-to-head comparison of DSM-5 versus DSM-IV-TR symptom criteria with the …

CW Hoge, LA Riviere, JE Wilk, RK Herrell… - The Lancet …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background The definition of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) underwent substantial
changes in the 2013 edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders …

The mental health of fire-fighters: An examination of the impact of repeated trauma exposure

SB Harvey, JS Milligan-Saville… - Australian & New …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Emergency workers, such as fire-fighters, are routinely exposed to potentially
traumatic events. While a number of studies have examined the occurrence of post-traumatic …

Posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans and military personnel: epidemiology, screening, and case recognition.

MA Gates, DW Holowka, JJ Vasterling… - Psychological …, 2012 - psycnet.apa.org
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that affects 7–8% of the
general US population at some point during their lifetime; however, the prevalence is much …

Workplace mental health training for managers and its effect on sick leave in employees: a cluster randomised controlled trial

JS Milligan-Saville, L Tan, A Gayed, C Barnes… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Mental illness is one of the most rapidly increasing causes of long-term
sickness absence, despite improved rates of detection and development of more effective …

Importance of anonymity to encourage honest reporting in mental health screening after combat deployment

CH Warner, GN Appenzeller, T Grieger… - Archives of general …, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Context US soldiers are required to undergo screening for depression, posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), and other mental health problems on return from service in Iraq or …