Twelve Month Use of Mental Health Services in a Nationally Representative, Active Military Sample

Fikretoglu, Deniz; Guay, Stéphane; Pedlar, David; Brunet, Alain

doi:10.1097/mlr.0b013e31815b979a

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“…Other programs that incorporate peer support (23)(24)(25) or family support (26) show promise to provide effective and favorable options for returning soldiers. Barriers to care affect soldiers' decisions to seek help (13,20). In this study, soldiers who used any source of help reported the three types of barriers-stigma, negative attitudes, and organizational barriers-to be lower than did soldiers who did not use help from any source.…”

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confidence: 81%

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Provider and Nonprovider Sources of Mental Health Help in the Military and the Effects of Stigma, Negative Attitudes, and Organizational Barriers to Care

Kim¹,

Toblin²,

Riviere³

et al. 2016

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confidence: 81%

“…Research has indicated that symptom severity is associated with use of mental health help (20). To account for this effect, additional analyses were conducted that added depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptom severity to each of the four models (results not shown).…”

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confidence: 99%

Provider and Nonprovider Sources of Mental Health Help in the Military and the Effects of Stigma, Negative Attitudes, and Organizational Barriers to Care

Kim¹,

Toblin²,

Riviere³

et al. 2016

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“…Further challenges may occur if the mental health problems go untreated when the military personnel complete their military service. If veteran couples never discuss their concerns with their medical provider or they were not properly assessed in a healthcare setting, initial mental health symptoms can go untreated and worsen over time for both partners (Fikretoglu et al 2008). Including a specialist who is trained to briefly assess for mental health symptomology and collaborate with medical professionals into the treatment plan and protocol of military health visits may reduce the number of untreated personnel and veterans (and their partners).…”

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Health Dynamics of Military and Veteran Couples: A Biopsychorelational Overview

Lewis

Lamson

Leseuer³

2012

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The purpose of this review article is to present the current state of military and veteran couple's health by addressing biological, psychological, and relational risks and resiliencies. Articles were selected using key words such as ''military couple, dyad, or relationship'' and were searched in the following databases: PsychInfo, Military and Government Collection, and Medline. Literature trends reveal that the role of the military spouse is no longer secondary, but is crucial to the health of the military and veteran couple. The spouse is recommended to be a part of the biopsychosocial assessment that service members receive and also be assessed themselves for stress derived symptoms such as hypertension, post traumatic stress, and depression. Assessments for health should occur sooner after deployment and at more frequent intervals given the dynamic nature of stress on health over time. The health of service members and veterans is couched within their personal and familial relationships, thus medical family therapists are the most well prepared to attend to the dynamics between health, stress, and relational well-being across the lifespan of military and veteran couples. Keywords Medical family therapy Á Integrated care Á Military couples Á Biopsychosocial Within the United States today, there are 1.4 million active members of the military and more than half of these personnel are married (55.8 %) (Department of Defense 2010). Unfortunately, military personnel who have returned home from recent wars have

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“…Evidence from both military 4 and civilian 5 settings has shown that problems with the recognition of need represents by far the most prevalent barrier to receiving care. Fikretoglu et al 4 and Wang 5 have shown that 80-96% of those who might benefit from care do not seek care having failed to recognize their own treatment needs; such individuals acknowledge clear-cut symptoms of mental disorders but deny any need for care. Individuals with mental health problems who do recognize a need for care often face a number of potential barriers to care, including problems with availability, accessibility and acceptability.…”

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Do stigma and other perceived barriers to mental health care differ across Armed Forces?

Adler²,

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Summary Objectives Military organizations are keen to address barriers to mental health care yet stigma and barriers to care remain little understood, especially potential cultural differences between Armed Forces. The aim of this study was to compare data collected by the US, UK, Australian, New Zealand and Canadian militaries using Hoge et al.'s perceived stigma and barriers to care measure (Combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, mental health problems and barriers to care. New Engl J Med 2004;351:13–22). Design Each member country identified data sources that had enquired about Hoge et al.'s perceived stigma and perceived barriers to care items in the re-deployment or immediate post-deployment period. Five relevant statements were included in the study. Setting US, UK Australian, New Zealand and Canadian Armed Forces. Results Concerns about stigma and barriers to care tended to be more prominent among personnel who met criteria for a mental health problem. The pattern of reported stigma and barriers to care was similar across the Armed Forces of all five nations. Conclusions Barriers to care continue to be a major issue for service personnel within Western military forces. Although there are policy, procedural and cultural differences between Armed Forces, the nations studied appear to share some similarities in terms of perceived stigma and barriers to psychological care. Further research to understand patterns of reporting and subgroup differences is required.

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Twelve Month Use of Mental Health Services in a Nationally Representative, Active Military Sample

Cited by 92 publications

References 19 publications

Provider and Nonprovider Sources of Mental Health Help in the Military and the Effects of Stigma, Negative Attitudes, and Organizational Barriers to Care

Provider and Nonprovider Sources of Mental Health Help in the Military and the Effects of Stigma, Negative Attitudes, and Organizational Barriers to Care

Health Dynamics of Military and Veteran Couples: A Biopsychorelational Overview

Do stigma and other perceived barriers to mental health care differ across Armed Forces?

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