Military Mental Health: Problem Recognition, Treatment-Seeking, and Barriers

Authors

Laura Bein, Marquette University
Peter Philip Grau, Marquette UniversityFollow
Stephen M. Saunders, Marquette UniversityFollow
Terri A deRoon-Cassini, Medical College of WisconsinFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2019

Publisher

Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Source Publication

Military Behavioral Health

Source ISSN

2163-5781

Abstract

Substantial numbers of military troops return from overseas duty with elevated reports of psychological symptoms, but relatively few seek treatment. A total of 601 Army National Guard soldiers returning from deployment to Iraq completed questionnaires assessing psychological symptoms and anticipated stigmatizing reactions, both toward oneself and from others, should they disclose a mental illness or seek treatment. Overall, soldiers endorsed relatively high rates of openness toward seeking mental health treatment. Respondents anticipated more stigmatizing reactions from self and military others than from civilian others. Although results show fairly low levels of anticipated stigmatizing reactions from military and civilian others, anticipated views of incompetence from military others were of the most concern to respondents.

Comments

Military Behavioral Health, Vol. 7, No. 2 (2019):228-237. DOI.

Recommended Citation

Bein, Laura; Grau, Peter Philip; Saunders, Stephen M.; and deRoon-Cassini, Terri A, "Military Mental Health: Problem Recognition, Treatment-Seeking, and Barriers" (2019). Psychology Faculty Research and Publications. 530.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/psych_fac/530