Amy Iversen|Lauren van Staden|Jamie Hacker Hughes|Tess Browne|Neil Greenberg|Matthew Hotopf|Roberto J. Rona|Simon Wessely|Graham Thornicroft|Nicola T. Fear
Help-seeking and receipt of treatment among UK service personnel
King's College London|King's College London|King's College London|King's College London|King's College London|King's College London|King's College London|King's College London|King's College London|King's College London
background armed forces personnel data helpseeking behaviour receipt treatment mental disorders important research policy aims examine mental healthcare service use receipt treatment sample uk military method participants drawn existing uk military health cohort sample stratified reserve status participation main warfighting period iraq war participants completed telephonebased structured diagnostic interview comprising patient health questionnaire primary care posttraumatic stress disorder screen pcptsd series questions service utilisation treatment receipt results 23 common mental disorders still serving military receiving form medical professional help nonmedical sources help chaplains widely used among regular personnel receipt professional help seen primary care 79 common treatment medication counsellingpsychotherapy regular personnel receiving cognitivebehavioural therapy cbt findings comparable reported general population conclusions uk armed forces majority mental disorders currently seeking medical help symptoms work understand barriers care important timely given group risk occupational psychiatric injury