ARMY STUDY SHOWS DECLINE IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STIGMAAGENCYGROUP09FDCH Regulatory Intelligence Database
Three master themes were identified; Military culture; Barriers to care: and, Stigma alleviation success. The Welfare and Medical Officers perceived that military culture and its promotion of stoicism lead to certain beliefs surrounding legitimacy of mental health problems, confidentiality, and concerns ...
stigma of seeking care Collaborative care to support primary care interventions Ongoing investments to expand behavioral health care resources Development of evidence-based VA-DoD PTSD Clinical Practice Guidelines Increased focus on improving patients' willingness to stay in care through better understanding ...
Stigma and barriers to care are thought to explain significant differences in anonymous versus nonanonymous findings. We conducted an anonymous Unit Behavioral Health Needs Assessment (UBHNA) survey five months and again one month prior to the PDHA screening. Unit leaders were briefed on the ...
Theoretical Models of Behavioral Health Help Seeking in the U.S. Army: The Persistence of StigmaLaganaRiordan, ChristineBell, MD, MPH, LTC(P) MichaelMillikan, MD, MPH, AmyCoombs, MSMHC, Michelle
Results: Four general profiling barrier categories were identified and include provider proficiency level, environmental factors, stigma concern, and clinical time constraints. Conclusions: Suboptimal BH profiling rates suggest that a preponderance of factors currently tip the scale of BH profiling in a ...
Stigma and barriers to care are thought to explain significant differences in anonymous versus nonanonymous findings. We conducted an anonymous Unit Behavioral Health Needs Assessment (UBHNA) survey five months and again one month prior to the PDHA screening. Unit leaders were briefed on the ...
Training was associated with increased efficacy and lower levels of stigma among chaplains. Improved training may be warranted, but research needs to identify why chaplains and CAs are reluctant to refer soldiers in distress to behavioral health care....
This reluctance may be explained in part by high reports of stigma regarding mental health treatment. These findings suggest that the Army should implement specific suicide prevention training for chaplains and CAs that focuses on providing acute behavioral health treatment, reducing mental health stigma...