ArticleJournal of military, veteran and family health2024
The challenges of leaving: Reintegration difficulties and negative mental health outcomes in UK Armed Forces Veterans residing in Northern Ireland.
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Introduction: Existing literature examining community reintegration and impacts on UK Veterans' mental health remains scarce. An understanding of this link is imperative because it could translate into appropriate service provision during this critical period and into the overall betterment of reintegration training and preparation for those transitioning out of the UK Armed Forces. This study aimed to explore several domains of community reintegration difficulties as predictors of several mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD], problematic alcohol use) among a sample of 626 Northern Ireland Veterans. Methods: Data were collected through a cross-sectional health and well-being survey of Veterans (89.78% male) of the UK Armed Forces currently living in Northern Ireland (via the Northern Ireland Veteran Health & Wellbeing Survey). Regression models were used to explore both overall and sub-domain levels of community reintegration as predictors of depression, anxiety, PTSD, and problematic alcohol use. Results: Community reintegration difficulties (as a whole and at a sub-domain level) significantly predicted PTSD, depression, anxiety, and problematic alcohol use across both unadjusted and adjusted models. The sub-domain related to reintegration difficulties in interpersonal relationships was consistently associated with worse mental health outcomes. Discussion: This study is the first to examine the impact of community reintegration difficulties and mental health outcomes among the Northern Ireland Veteran population. Findings highlight that reintegration difficulties are a core predictor of several mental health outcomes, emphasizing the importance of viable and sustainable interventions to support successful community integration.
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