Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy (Sep 30, 2019). DOI:10.1037/tra0000516
Objective: Researchers have recently found several links between distress intolerance (DI), the perceived inability to withstand aversive emotional and somatic states, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Despite this well-established relationship, DI has yet to be examined among victims of military sexual trauma (MST), a population known to have increased rates of PTSD. Thus, the purpose of the current study was to examine overall rates of DI, as well as the relationship between DI and PTSD symptom and cluster severity using an outpatient sample of MST survivors.. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Psychological Medicine; Cambridge Vol. 49, Iss. 13, (Oct 2019): 2237-2246. DOI:10.1017/S0033291718003124
Background
Research is needed to identify the factors that explain the link between prior and future suicidality. This study evaluated possible mediators of the relationship between: (1) the severity of prior suicidality and (2) suicidal ideation severity at 3-month follow-up among a sample of high-risk military personnel.. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Open access. Depression is a leading cause of healthcare use and risk for suicide among US military personnel. Depression is not well characterised over the shipboard deployment cycle, and personnel undergo less screening than with land-based deployments, making early identification less likely.
These reports provide statistical information on mental health among the UK armed forces. They summarise referrals to the Ministry of Defence Departments of Community Mental Health (DCMHs) for outpatient care and new admissions to the MOD in-patient care contractor.