Background: As with the general population, a proportion of military personnel with mental health problems do not seek help. As the military is a profession at high risk of occupational psychiatric injury, understanding barriers to help-seeking is a priority.
Method: Participants were drawn from a large UK military health study.
Background: For armed forces personnel, data on help-seeking behaviour and receipt of treatment for mental disorders are important for both research and policy.
Aims: To examine mental healthcare service use and receipt of treatment in a sample of the UK military.
Method: Participants were drawn from an existing UK military health cohort.
Background: while low response rates need not introduce bias into research, having a lower percentage of responders does increase the potential for this to occur. This is of particular concern given the decline that has been occurring in response rates since the 1950s. However, there are various methods that can be incorporated into the study design, which can assist in increasing levels of participation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors associated with poor outcomes for personnel leaving the United Kingdom Armed Forces early.
Method: We studied a population thought to be at high risk of poor outcomes: those leaving the Services early via the United Kingdom Military Corrective Training Centre. Participants were interviewed 1 week before leaving (predischarge) and followed up 6 months later.