Due to its nature, the army is an environment with a high risk of mental illness. Research shows that mental health stigma is a common and serious barrier to early and effective treatment for mental disorders that result from the stress of military operations. Given the ne...
The field of women’s mental health has grown in the military healthcare system, which has begun to acknowledge and address the sex-specific differenc
Results were analyzed using modified Structural Equation Modeling in order to determine the relationships between mental health conditions (posttraumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety, depression, alcohol use disorder, drug use disorder), stigma (personal stigma, perceived public stigma), and the ...
Army to assist their servicemen and women (and their families) in overcoming negative stigma associated with seeking mental health services and for improving the access to and use of mental health services offered by the Army. 展开 关键词: Mental health Public health Military studies Self-efficacy...
to conflict, but may also be due in part to increased and improved screening methods as well as Department of Defense (DOD) efforts to reduce the stigma associated with seeking mental health treatment that might dissuade some servicemembers from reporting mental health concerns or accessing care; ...
24), and peer support groups designed to combat the stigma associated with seeking help for mental health issues (Creamer et al. 2012) have grown more common in police departments. After exposure to potentially life-threatening or traumatic incidents, peer support groups have proven beneficial in ...
social norms and stigmaencouraging help-seekingstigma and peer encouragementpeer encouragement mental healthLow rates of mental health help-seeking for combat stress are reported in prior literature, with perceptions of stigma as a common factor preventing help-seeking. This article explores the Social ...
A reason for this may be due to a lack of attention to the origins of the messages that future leaders receive regarding mental health.The purpose of this study was to investigate the thoughts, feelings, and beliefs of US Army ROTC students and the possible presence of mental health stigma ...
The article indicates that military health and mental health professionals must balance obligations both to patients and to the military command and argues that ethical problems of trust and confidentiality become barriers to care. Other barriers include stigma, a negative impact of seeking care on one...
Luke then joined the Army Reserves locally for a year, a time when his mental health deteriorated and he was making attempts to take his own life. Aaron and Luke Leventhal “One time he texted me saying: ‘I don't want to be in this life anymore.’ I was in a nightclub at the ...