ArticleEuropean journal of psychotraumatology2019
Do serving and ex-serving personnel of the UK armed forces seek help for perceived stress, emotional or mental health problems?
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- Level of perceived social support, and associated factors, in combat-exposed (ex-)military personnel: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Pooled it
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- Help seeking for self-reported alcohol problems among serving and ex-serving personnel: A cross-sectional study.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2024Article
- The relationship between co-occurring traumatic experiences and co-occurring mental health domains for veterans resident in Northern Ireland.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Lifetime trauma, mental well-being, alcohol and help-seeking; the phenomenological experience of veterans residing in Northern Ireland.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Gender differences in structural and attitudinal barriers to mental healthcare in UK Armed Forces personnel and veterans with self-reported mental health problems.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Article
- Paternal PTSD or depression, adolescent mental health, and family functioning: A study of UK military families.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2024Article
- Veterans in crisis: Describing the complexity of presentations to a mainstream UK Veterans' mental health service.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2024Article
- Sex and gender in psychotrauma research.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Article
- Sustained positive behaviour change of wounded, injured and sick UK military following an adaptive adventure sports and health coaching recovery course.BMJ military health · 2023Article
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Sharon A M StevelinkKing's Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7655-7986
Norman JonesAcademic Department of Military Mental Health, Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7450-8195
Margaret JonesKing's Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7450-8195
Daniel DyballKing's Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0547-8674
Charandeep K KheraKing's Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
David PernetKing's Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Shirlee MacCrimmonKing's Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0503-8679
Dominic MurphyKing's Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Lisa HullKing's Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Neil GreenbergKing's Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4550-2971
Deirdre MacManusKing's Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4903-9638
Laura GoodwinDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0354-7787
Marie-Louise SharpKing's Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8516-0166
Simon WesselyKing's Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6743-9929
Roberto J RonaKing's Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3739-5571
Nicola T FearKing's Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5792-2925
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Alcohol misusedepressionhelp-seeking• In contrast to previous studies of help-seeking in serving and ex-serving personnel, and the public perception, this study found that the majority of those with perceived mental health problems sought some form of help.• Over half used formal medical sources of support.• Younger males who reported lower levels of social support were less likely to seek support.military personnelpost-traumatic stress disorderquantitative methodsveteran
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