Advanced search
Publication Cover
European Journal of Psychotraumatology Volume 10, 2019 - Issue 1
Submit an article Journal homepage
4,284
Views
48
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Basic Research Article

Do serving and ex-serving personnel of the UK armed forces seek help for perceived stress, emotional or mental health problems?

¿El personal de servicio y ex personal de servicio de las Fuerzas Armadas del Reino Unido busca ayuda para el estrés percibido, problemas emocionales o de salud mental?

英国武装部队的服务人员和退役人员是否会在感知压力，情绪或心理健康方面寻求帮助？

Sharon A. M. Stevelinka King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7655-7986View further author information
ORCID Icon,
Norman Jonesb Academic Department of Military Mental Health, Department of Psychological Medicine, King’s College London, London, UKView further author information
,
Margaret Jonesa King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7450-8195View further author information
ORCID Icon,
Daniel Dyballa King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0547-8674View further author information
ORCID Icon,
Charandeep K. Kheraa King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKView further author information
,
David Perneta King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKView further author information
,
Shirlee MacCrimmona King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0503-8679View further author information
ORCID Icon,
Dominic Murphya King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK;c Combat Stress, Leatherhead, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9596-6603View further author information
ORCID Icon,
Lisa Hulla King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKView further author information
,
Neil Greenberga King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4550-2971View further author information
ORCID Icon,
Deirdre MacManusa King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK;d Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4903-9638View further author information
ORCID Icon,
Laura Goodwine Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0354-7787View further author information
ORCID Icon,
Marie-Louise Sharpa King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8516-0166View further author information
ORCID Icon,
Simon Wesselya King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6743-9929View further author information
ORCID Icon,
Roberto J. Ronaa King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3739-5571View further author information
ORCID Icon &
Nicola T. Feara King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK;b Academic Department of Military Mental Health, Department of Psychological Medicine, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5792-2925View further author information
ORCID Icon show all
Article: 1556552 | Received 06 Jul 2018, Accepted 26 Nov 2018, Published online: 14 Jan 2019

Citations (48)

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Subscribe to citation updates

Read on this site (8)

Bethany Croak, Marc Archer, Hannah Harwood, Sharon A. M. Stevelink, Neil Greenberg & Laura Rafferty. (2023) Evaluation of Community Reinforcement and Family Therapy in the UK military community. European Journal of Psychotraumatology 14:2.
Read now
Lauren Rose Godier-McBard, Abigail Wood, Manjana Kohomange, Graham Cable & Matt Fossey. (2023) Barriers and facilitators to mental healthcare for women veterans: a scoping review. Journal of Mental Health 32:5, pages 951-961.
Read now
Christopher W. P. Kay, Rebecca J. Sutton, Gemma L. Margerison & Jim McKenna. (2023) Providing recovery support to wounded, injured, and sick UK military personnel throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Military Psychology 35:5, pages 408-419.
Read now
Adejumoke Adeoti, David Sarpong & Chima Mordi. (2022) Crossing the Rubicon: exploring migrants’ transition out of military service into civilian work. The International Journal of Human Resource Management 0:0, pages 1-28.
Read now
Daniel Leightley, Charlotte Williamson, Major Amos Simms, Nicola T. Fear, Laura Goodwin & Dominic Murphy. (2022) Associations between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Quality of Life and Alcohol Misuse among UK Veterans. Military Behavioral Health 10:4, pages 444-450.
Read now
Victoria Williamson, Emily J. Pearson, Mark Shevlin, Thanos Karatzias, Dierdre Macmanus & Dominic Murphy. (2021) Experiences of Veterans with ICD-11 Complex PTSD in Engaging with Services. Journal of Loss and Trauma 26:2, pages 166-178.
Read now
Laura A. Rafferty, Simon Wessely, Sharon A. M. Stevelink & Neil Greenberg. (2019) The journey to professional mental health support: a qualitative exploration of the barriers and facilitators impacting military veterans’ engagement with mental health treatment. European Journal of Psychotraumatology 10:1.
Read now
Norman Jones, Neil Greenberg, Ava Phillips, Amos Simms & Simon Wessely. (2019) Mental Health, Help-Seeking Behaviour and Social Support in the UK Armed Forces by Gender. Psychiatry 82:3, pages 256-271.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (40)

Alan Finnegan & R Randles. (2023) Prevalence of common mental health disorders in military veterans: using primary healthcare data. BMJ Military Health 169:6, pages 523-528.
Crossref
Rebecca J Sutton, C W P Kay, J McKenna & M Kaiseler. (2023) Sustained positive behaviour change of wounded, injured and sick UK military following an adaptive adventure sports and health coaching recovery course. BMJ Military Health 169:6, pages 499-504.
Crossref
Toby James Holland, A Simms, D Lamb & K King. (2023) Influence of employment characteristics on seeking help for mental health conditions in the UK Defence Medical Services. BMJ Military Health, pages e002570.
Crossref
Nora Trompeter, Laura Rafferty, Daniel Dyball, Amber McKenzie, Neil Greenberg, Nicola T. Fear & Sharon A. M. Stevelink. (2023) Gender differences in structural and attitudinal barriers to mental healthcare in UK Armed Forces personnel and veterans with self-reported mental health problems. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.
Crossref
Matthew K Boulter, T J Holland, J Blackadder-Weinstein, M Smith & K King. (2023) Social prescribing in the military: is it time to embrace a change?. BMJ Military Health, pages e002468.
Crossref
Gavin M Campbell, Ben Weijers, Rhonwyn Barker & Dominic Murphy. (2023) Exploring help-seeking patterns of UK veterans with mental health difficulties: Referrals to Combat Stress 2012–2022. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation 7:3, pages 100337.
Crossref
Steven Parkes, Bethany Croak, Samantha K Brooks, Sharon A M Stevelink, Daniel Leightley, Nicola T Fear, Laura Rafferty & Neil Greenberg. (2023) Evaluating a Smartphone App (MeT4VeT) to Support the Mental Health of UK Armed Forces Veterans: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mental Health 10, pages e46508.
Crossref
Michael S. Dunbar, Joshua Breslau, Rebecca Collins, Robin Beckman & Charles C. Engel. (2023) Heterogeneity in Unmet Treatment Need and Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Services Among U.S. Military Service Members with Serious Psychological Distress. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research.
Crossref
Alan Finnegan, K Salem, N Green, L Ainsworth-Moore & M Ghomi. (2023) Evaluation of the NHS England ‘Op COURAGE’ High Intensity Service for military veterans with significant mental health problems. BMJ Military Health, pages e002385.
Crossref
Gavin M. Campbell, Victoria Williamson & Dominic Murphy. (2023) “A Hidden Community”: The Experiences of Help-Seeking and Receiving Mental Health Treatment in U.K. Women Veterans. A Qualitative Study. Armed Forces & Society.
Crossref
Catherine Hitch, Paul Toner & Cherie Armour. (2023) Enablers and barriers to military veterans seeking help for mental health and alcohol difficulties: A systematic review of the quantitative evidence. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy 28:3, pages 197-211.
Crossref
Jessica Mackinnon, Rachel Paskell & Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis. (2023) What do the Public Understand About Intimate Partner Violence in the Context of Military Veteran Status and PTSD?. Psychological Reports, pages 003329412311801.
Crossref
Daniel Leightley, Laura Palmer, Charlotte Williamson, Ray Leal, Dave Chandran, Dominic Murphy, Nicola T. Fear & Sharon A. M. Stevelink. (2023) Identifying Military Service Status in Electronic Healthcare Records from Psychiatric Secondary Healthcare Services: A Validation Exercise Using the Military Service Identification Tool. Healthcare 11:4, pages 524.
Crossref
Amy Mills, Nicola T. Fear & Sharon A.M. Stevelink. (2023) Awareness of and willingness to access support among UK military personnel who reported a mental health difficulty. Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health 9:1, pages 76-85.
Crossref
Daniel Leightley & D Murphy. (2023) Personalised digital technology for mental health in the armed forces: the potential, the hype and the dangers. BMJ Military Health 169:1, pages 81-83.
Crossref
Kelly Lynn Clary, Stephany Pena & Douglas C. Smith. (2021) Masculinity and stigma among emerging adult military members and veterans: implications for encouraging help-seeking. Current Psychology 42:6, pages 4422-4438.
Crossref
Patricia Irizar, Sharon A. M. Stevelink, David Pernet, Suzanne H. Gage, Neil Greenberg, Simon Wessely, Laura Goodwin & Nicola T. Fear. (2022) A comparison of probable post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol consumption among active female members of the UK Police Service and UK Armed Forces. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 58:2, pages 205-215.
Crossref
Panagiotis Spanakis, Rachael Gribble, Sharon A. M. Stevelink, Roberto J. Rona, Nicola T. Fear & Laura Goodwin. (2022) Problem drinking recognition among UK military personnel: prevalence and associations. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 58:2, pages 193-203.
Crossref
Laura Palmer, Sam Norton, Roberto J. Rona, Nicola T. Fear & Sharon A.M. Stevelink. (2023) The evolution of PTSD symptoms in serving and ex-serving personnel of the UK armed forces from 2004 to 16: A longitudinal examination. Journal of Psychiatric Research 157, pages 18-25.
Crossref
Marta Lages Abrantes & Alexandra Pitman. (2023) Suicide bereavement and loneliness among UK Armed Forces veterans under the care of mental health services: Prevalence and associations. Current Research in Behavioral Sciences 5, pages 100126.
Crossref
Daniel Dyball, Sean Taylor-Beirne, Neil Greenberg, Sharon A. M. Stevelink & Nicola T. Fear. (2022) Post-traumatic growth among UK military personnel deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan: data from phase 3 of a military cohort study. BJPsych Open 8:5.
Crossref
Daniel Dyball, Alexander N Bennett, Susie Schofield, Paul Cullinan, Christopher J Boos, Anthony M J Bull, Simon Wessely, Sharon A M Stevelink & Nicola T Fear. (2022) Mental health outcomes of male UK military personnel deployed to Afghanistan and the role of combat injury: analysis of baseline data from the ADVANCE cohort study. The Lancet Psychiatry 9:7, pages 547-554.
Crossref
Erin G Lawrence, N Jones, N Greenberg, N T Fear, S Wessely, G Michael, S Taylor-Beirne & A Simms. (2022) Mental well-being interventions in the military: The ten key principles. BMJ Military Health 168:3, pages 179-180.
Crossref
Dermott Davison. (2022) Sources of occupational stress among the military musicians of the Royal Air Force. BMJ Military Health 168:3, pages 181-185.
Crossref
Walter Busuttil. (2022) Understanding military‐related mental illness for effective health care. Trends in Urology & Men's Health 13:3, pages 11-16.
Crossref
Amy Pritchard & Simon Dymond. (2022) Gambling problems and associated harms in United Kingdom Royal Air Force personnel. Addictive Behaviors 126, pages 107200.
Crossref
Dominic Murphy, C Williamson, J Baumann, W Busuttil & N T Fear. (2022) Exploring the impact of COVID-19 and restrictions to daily living as a result of social distancing within veterans with pre-existing mental health difficulties. BMJ Military Health 168:1, pages 29-33.
Crossref
Laura Josephine Hendrikx, J Ross, C Armour & D Murphy. (2022) Predictors of not working among treatment-seeking UK veterans: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Military Health 168:1, pages 9-14.
Crossref
Deniz Fikretoglu, Marie-Louise Sharp, Amy B. Adler, Stéphanie Bélanger, Helen Benassi, Clare Bennett, Richard Bryant, Walter Busuttil, Heidi Cramm, Nicola Fear, Neil Greenberg, Alexandra Heber, Fardous Hosseiny, Charles W. Hoge, Rakesh Jetly, Alexander McFarlane, Joshua Morganstein, Dominic Murphy, Meaghan O'Donnell, Andrea Phelps, Don J. Richardson, Nicole Sadler, Paula P. Schnurr, Patrick Smith, Robert Ursano, Miranda Van Hooff, Simon Wessely, David Forbes & David Pedlar. (2022) Pathways to mental health care in active military populations across the Five-Eyes nations: An integrated perspective. Clinical Psychology Review 91, pages 102100.
Crossref
Hannah Johnstone & Nicola Cogan. (2021) ‘He messaged me the other night and said you are my saviour’: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of intimate partners’ roles in supporting Veterans with mental health difficulties. Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health 7:2, pages 61-70.
Crossref
H J Sawford & M B Smith. (2020) Managing mental health on a prolonged deployment: UK military exercise SAIF SAREEA 3. BMJ Military Health 166:6, pages 382-386.
Crossref
José Gómez-Galán, Cristina Lázaro-Pérez, Jose Ángel Martínez-López & María del Mar Fernández-Martínez. (2020) Burnout in Spanish Security Forces during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17:23, pages 8790.
Crossref
Rebecca Bogaers, Elbert Geuze, Jaap van Weeghel, Fenna Leijten, Dike van de Mheen, Piia Varis, Andrea Rozema & Evelien Brouwers. (2020) Barriers and facilitators for treatment-seeking for mental health conditions and substance misuse: multi-perspective focus group study within the military. BJPsych Open 6:6.
Crossref
Daniel Leightley, Roberto J Rona, James Shearer, Charlotte Williamson, Cerisse Gunasinghe, Amos Simms, Nicola T Fear, Laura Goodwin & Dominic Murphy. (2020) Evaluating the Efficacy of a Mobile App (Drinks:Ration) and Personalized Text and Push Messaging to Reduce Alcohol Consumption in a Veteran Population: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 9:10, pages e19720.
Crossref
Dominic Murphy & David Turgoose. (2019) Evaluating an Internet-based video cognitive processing therapy intervention for veterans with PTSD: A pilot study. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 26:9, pages 552-559.
Crossref
P Irizar, D Leightley, S Stevelink, R Rona, N Jones, K Gouni, J-A Puddephatt, N Fear, S Wessely & L Goodwin. (2020) Drinking motivations in UK serving and ex-serving military personnel. Occupational Medicine 70:4, pages 259-267.
Crossref
Daniel Leightley, David Pernet, Sumithra Velupillai, Robert J Stewart, Katharine M Mark, Elena Opie, Dominic Murphy, Nicola T Fear & Sharon A M Stevelink. (2020) The Development of the Military Service Identification Tool: Identifying Military Veterans in a Clinical Research Database Using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning. JMIR Medical Informatics 8:5, pages e15852.
Crossref
Dominic Murphy, Mark Shevlin, Emily Pearson, Neil Greenberg, Simon Wessely, Walter Busuttil & Thanos Karatzias. (2020) A validation study of the International Trauma Questionnaire to assess post-traumatic stress disorder in treatment-seeking veterans. The British Journal of Psychiatry 216:3, pages 132-137.
Crossref
Victoria Williamson, Neil Greenberg & Sharon A. M. Stevelink. (2019) Perceived stigma and barriers to care in UK Armed Forces personnel and veterans with and without probable mental disorders. BMC Psychology 7:1.
Crossref
Norman Jones, Marie‐Louise Sharp, Ava Phillips & Sharon A. M. Stevelink. (2019) Suicidal Ideation, Suicidal Attempts, and Self‐Harm in the UK Armed Forces . Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 49:6, pages 1762-1779.
Crossref

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.