UK Armed Forces - Psychological Health and Deployment

Abstract

Background: Concerns have been raised about the psychological effect of continued combat exposure and of repeated deployments. We examined the consequences of deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan on the mental health of UK Armed Forces from 2003 to 2010 and the effect of multiple deployments. Methods: We assessed the prevalence of probable mental disorders in four samples of participants. (1) an post deployment initial study (2003 05) (2) a further post deployment study (including a follow up of the initial sample) (2007-2009) (3) a sample of troops deployed to Iraq (2009) and (4) a sample of troops deployed to Afghanistan (2010). Samples 1 and 2 were randomly chosen samples to ensure that they were wholly representative of the UK Armed Forces. All participants completed a questionnaire about their deployment experiences and health outcomes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA582861

Entities

People

  • Neil Greenberg
  • Nicola T. Fear
  • Norman Jones
  • Simon Wessely

Organizations

  • King's College London

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Information Operations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mental Health
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Questionnaires
  • Resilience
  • Surveys
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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