Gender, Mental Health and the Military

Cornish, Hilary

doi:10.1057/978-1-137-51677-0_17

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“…Future qualitative research with a range of stakeholders could explore the acceptability of interventions like expressive writing for a population group who value mental toughness, and also how and if well-being interventions could be reconciled with a paradigm of stoicism and hardiness is an important area for future research [ 104 – 107 ]. In future research it would be important to consider gender in evaluations of interventions for well-being because distress may not present in the same way in men and women [ 105 , 106 ].…”

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Is prevention better than cure? A systematic review of the effectiveness of well-being interventions for military personnel adjusting to civilian life

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Exposure to stressful and potentially traumatic experiences is a risk for military personnel and for some this may increase susceptibility to reduced well-being. The aim of this systematic review was to examine the effectiveness of interventions to promote the well-being of military personnel adjusting to civilian life. Electronic databases were searched including MEDLINE, Embase, HMIC, PsycINFO, Pilots and CINAHL. Twelve articles, all conducted in the USA, were included in the review. Articles were synthesised narratively and assessed for bias against established criteria. The studies evaluated the effectiveness of interventions for current and former military personnel. The interventions included expressive writing, anger management, cognitive training, psycho-education, and techniques to promote relaxation, connection in relationships and resilience. Interventions had some significant positive effects mostly for veterans adjusting to civilian life and other family members. There was much heterogeneity in the design and the outcome measures used in the studies reviewed. The review highlights the need for future robust trials examining the effectiveness of well-being interventions in military groups with diverse characteristics; in addition qualitative research to explore a conceptualisation of well-being for this group and the acceptability of interventions which may be perceived as treatment. The results of the review will be of interest to a number of stakeholders in military, public health and mental health settings.PROSPERO Registration number: CRD42015026341

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Is prevention better than cure? A systematic review of the effectiveness of well-being interventions for military personnel adjusting to civilian life

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“…Bolstering resilience within military communities is often cited in welfare programmes, yet perpetuating resilience risks framing military families as essentially resilient, individualising the transference of blame and shame if they are perceived to be vulnerable (Cramm et al, 2018). Furthermore, military cultures and doctrine (re) produce normative ideas of the resilient military subject, where problems are framed as challenges to overcome (Cornish, 2017;McGarry et al, 2015) or bounce-back from (Gill and Orgad, 2018). Pressures on partners to perform resilience were evident in many interviews and presented as incompatible with support-seeking.…”

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“…So, resilience which is advocated to protect soldiers from the harms through service, in fact undermines wellbeing because it limits support-seeking potential. Additionally, Cornish (2017) explored stigma, gender, mental health, and the military, arguing that military personnel navigate their emotional experiences within gendered discourses, drawing connections with wider societal stigmatisation of mental health challenges.…”

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“…they’ll go well what are you crying about?’ (Olivia, partner). Indeed, these emotions, including Rachael’s reflection on her friend’s ‘moaning’ are not synonymous with valued militarised behaviours (Cornish, 2017; Hockey, 1986; Woodward and Duncanson, 2017). Partners drew boundaries of inclusion based on shared experiences, but if one is considered to not be coping, differences were highlighted, separating themselves from perceived deviance.…”

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Maximising Operational Effectiveness: Exploring Stigma, Militarism, and the Normative Connections to Military Partners’ Support-Seeking

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2021

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Non-serving partners of personnel in the British military endure numerous challenges due to their association with the Armed Forces and complex systems of support exist to mitigate some disadvantages they might experience. Military research suggests that support-seeking can be stigmatised, limiting the effectiveness of existing support systems. However, it seldom engages with how stigma is produced, often obscuring reflection on normative and disciplinary power, rendering discussions politically anesthetised. Through the thematic analysis of welfare policy and provision, interviews with welfare-providers and military partners, this article develops understandings of stigma as a barrier to support-seeking, considering how it is produced and how it is productive of gendered militarised neoliberalism.

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“…The US Department of Defense (DOD) is a major entity in the humanitarian space, with an array of globally deployable assets and a unique capacity to help bridge the infrastructure and workforce gaps. However, there is a perception among some international humanitarian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that the US military uses humanitarian aid as an incentive to secure cooperation . The International Committee of the Red Cross has expressed concerns regarding the “militarization” of humanitarian aid …”

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confidence: 99%