2016
DOI: 10.3390/jcm5080068
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Mental Health Difficulties and Help-Seeking Beliefs within a Sample of Female Partners of UK Veterans Diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Abstract: In the UK there is a paucity of research about the needs of partners who are supporting ex-service personnel with mental health difficulties. In this study, we surveyed the mental health needs and barriers to help-seeking within a sample of partners of UK veterans who had been diagnosed with PTSD. Our sample included 100 participants. Forty-five percent met criteria for alcohol problems, 39% for depression, 37% for generalised anxiety disorder and 17% for symptoms of probable PTSD. Participants who met case cr… Show more

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“…28 Th e interview schedule was developed for the purposes of the current study and was informed by previous work. 6,13,16,19 Th e interview schedule was fi rst tested with one participant to ensure suitability. No changes were made, and the questions were deemed suitable and appropriate.…”
Section: Data Collectionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…28 Th e interview schedule was developed for the purposes of the current study and was informed by previous work. 6,13,16,19 Th e interview schedule was fi rst tested with one participant to ensure suitability. No changes were made, and the questions were deemed suitable and appropriate.…”
Section: Data Collectionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…14 Intimate partners of Veterans are also at risk of developing mental health diffi culties such as secondary traumatisation. 15,16 It should be noted that help seeking behaviour within the Veteran population is diff erent from that of the general population. 14 Estimates show that Veterans struggle to seek help for approximately 11 years aft er discharge from service.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Spouses have been found to experience high levels of stress, depression (Manguno‐Mire et al., ), symptoms of PTSD, anxiety (Westerink & Giarratano, ), adjustment disorders, relationship dissatisfaction (Lambert, Engh, Hasbun, & Holzer, ), burnout/caregiver burden (Klarić et al., ; Solomon, Dekel, Zerach, & Horesh, ), and more somatic problems (Dirkzwager, Bramsen, Ader, & van der Ploeg, ). More recently in the United Kingdom, partners of veterans were found to report difficulties with alcohol, depression, generalized anxiety disorder and probable PTSD (Murphy, Palmer, & Busittil, ).…”
Section: Communication and Empathymentioning
confidence: 99%