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Mental health and psychological support in UK armed forces personnel deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 and 2011
- Authors:
- JONES Norman, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 204(2), 2014, pp.157-162.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Data are presented relating to the burden of mental ill health in UK armed forces personnel and the effect of support measures including operational, family, welfare and medical support obtained on two occasions some 18 months apart. A total of 2794 personnel completed a survey while deployed to Afghanistan; 1363 in 2011 and 1431 in 2010. Their responses were compared and contrasted. The prevalence of self-report mental health disorder was low and not significantly different between the surveys; the rates of probable post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were 2.8% in 2010 and 1.8% in 2011; for common mental health disorders the rates were 17.0% and 16.0% respectively. Remembering receiving predeployment psychoeducation, perceptions of good leadership and good family support were all significantly associated with better mental health. Seeking support from non-medical sources and reporting sick for medical reasons were both significantly associated with poorer mental health. Over a period of 18 months, deployment mental health symptoms in UK armed forces personnel were fewer than those obtained from a military population sample despite continuing deployment in a high-threat context and were associated with perceptions of support. (Edited publisher abstract)
‘Goodbye and good luck’: the mental health needs and treatment experiences of British ex-service personnel
- Authors:
- IVERSEN Amy, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 186(6), June 2005, pp.480-486.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Little is known about the psychological health or treatment experiences of those who have left the British armed forces. The aim was to describe the frequency and associations of common mental disorders and help-seeking behaviours in a representative sample of UK veterans at high risk of mental health problems. A cross-sectional telephone survey of 496 ‘vulnerable’ ex-service personnel selected from an existing epidemiological military cohort. The response rate was 64%; 44% of these had a psychiatric diagnosis, most commonly depression. Those with a diagnosis were more likely to be of lower rank and divorced or separated. Just over half of those with self-reported mental health problems were currently seeking help, most from their general practitioners. Most help-seekers received treatment, usually medication; 28% were in touch with a service charity and 4% were receiving cognitive-behavioural therapy. Depression is more common than post-traumatic stress disorder in UK ex-service personnel. Only about half of those who have a diagnosis are seeking help currently, and few see specialists.
Childhood adversities and post-traumatic stress disorder: evidence for stress sensitisation in the World Mental Health Surveys
- Authors:
- MCLAUGHLIN Katie A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 211(5), 2017, pp.280-288.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Background: Although childhood adversities are known to predict increased risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after traumatic experiences, it is unclear whether this association varies by childhood adversity or traumatic experience types or by age. Aims: To examine variation in associations of childhood adversities with PTSD according to childhood adversity types, traumatic experience types and life-course stage. Method: Epidemiological data were analysed from the World Mental Health Surveys (n = 27 017). Results: Four childhood adversities (physical and sexual abuse, neglect, parent psychopathology) were associated with similarly increased odds of PTSD following traumatic experiences (odds ratio (OR) = 1.8), whereas the other eight childhood adversities assessed did not predict PTSD. Childhood adversity–PTSD associations did not vary across traumatic experience types, but were stronger in childhood-adolescence and early-middle adulthood than later adulthood. Conclusions: Childhood adversities are differentially associated with PTSD, with the strongest associations in childhood–adolescence and early-middle adulthood. Consistency of associations across traumatic experience types suggests that childhood adversities are associated with generalised vulnerability to PTSD following traumatic experiences. (Publisher abstract)
Relationships between traumatic life events, symptoms and Sense of Coherence subscale meaningfulness in a group of refugee and immigrant patients referred to a psychiatric outpatient clinic in Stockholm
- Authors:
- EKBLAD S., WENNSTROM C.
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 6(4), October 1997, pp.279-285.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
Describes a study which aimed to test the long version of the Sense of Coherence (SOS) questionnaire and its relationship to other mental symptom questionnaires, in a multicultural immigrant and refugee sample of volunteer patients at a psychiatric outpatient clinic in Sweden. Implications of the findings are presented, as are methodological issues.
The impact of stalkers on their victims
- Authors:
- PATHE Michele, MULLEN Paul E.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 170, January 1997, pp.12-17.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Examines the social and psychological impact on victims of stalking. Results of a questionnaire found the majority of the victims were subjected to multiple forms of harassment including being followed, repeatedly approached and bombarded with letters and telephone calls for periods varying from a month to 20 years. The study indicates the extent of the social and psychological damage sustained by those subjected to persistent stalking, and underlines the inadequacy of the current legal and medical response to the needs of these victims.
Mental health and wellbeing in England: Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey 2014
- Authors:
- McMANUS S., et al
- Publisher:
- NHS Digital
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 405
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
The fourth survey of the mental health of adults living in private households in England, which are carried out every seven years using a large representative sample of 7,500 people, including those who do not access services. The report presents estimates on prevalence and trends in mental health conditions and contains information on age, sex, ethnicity, employment and benefit status, region, household composition, and the level and nature of mental health treatment and service use. Chapters cover common mental health disorders, mental health treatment and service users, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychotic disorder, autistic spectrum disorder, personality disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, alcohol dependence, drug use and dependence, suicide attempts and self-harm, and comorbidity in mental and physical illness. Trends identified include: an increase in the numbers of women with common mental health disorders, with numbers in men remaining largely stable; young women emerging as a high-risk group, with high rates of common mental health disorders and self-harm. Most mental disorders were also more common in people living alone, people with poor physical health, and the unemployed. (Edited publisher abstract)