BackgroundIndividuals often avoid or delay seeking professional help for mental health
problems. Stigma may be a key deterrent to help-seeking but this has not been reviewed …

Approximately 60% of military personnel who experience mental health problems do not
seek help, yet many of them could benefit from professional treatment. Across military …

Many trauma survivors seem to be reluctant to seek professional help. The aim of the current
review was to synthesize relevant literature, and to systematically classify trauma survivors' …

This review summarizes the epidemiology of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and
related mental health problems among persons who served in the armed forces during the …

Those who serve in the military represent a distinct cultural group whose perceptions of
illness and treatment are often influenced by factors specific to military service. This chapter …

Returning military service members and veterans (MSMVs) experience a wide range of
stress-related disorders in addition to social and occupational difficulties when reintegrating …

Approximately 20% of the two million troops who have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan
may require treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We review treatment …

Sleep routines that develop as an adaptation or reaction to deployment can persist upon
return stateside. Sleep problems intensify and are intensified by psychiatric distress. This …

The increased operational tempo associated with current deployments to Operation Iraqi
Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) is placing considerable strain on …

As of December 2012, Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan and Operation
Iraqi Freedom (OIF) in Iraq have resulted in the deployment of about 2.2 million troops; there …