Mind Force Retreat: Improving the Subjective Well-being of Military Veterans Through Alternative Mental Health Therapies.
| Autor: | Barrett, Giles A., Currin, Hilary |
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WOUND care
PSYCHOTHERAPY POST-traumatic stress disorder HEALTH services accessibility HOLISTIC medicine MENTAL health QUALITATIVE research HELP-seeking behavior QUANTITATIVE research DESCRIPTIVE statistics PSYCHOLOGY of veterans EXPERIENCE PATIENT-centered care SURVEYS ALTERNATIVE medicine CONVALESCENCE GROUNDED theory WELL-being SOCIAL stigma |
| Zdroj: | Illness, Crisis & Loss; Oct2024, Vol. 32 Issue 4, p677-699, 23p |
| Abstrakt: | This study focuses on the subjective well-being (SWB) of a sample of military veterans before and after their engagement with a nonclinical, alternative mental health therapies residential retreat in the United Kingdom. The study findings have relevance for trauma-exposed individuals globally. Military veterans will actively avoid seeking traditional mental health treatments due to factors such as stigma and life-long labels, as well as a reluctance to engage in talk therapies. This is despite the widespread occurrence of diagnosed and undiagnosed chronic mental health conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder following periods of service. Moving beyond trauma-informed practice and embracing a healing-centered approach involving holistic therapies delivered during a retreat-type format has a positive impact on the SWB of service users. Positive changes in SWB were recorded using the Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale and the lived experiences of the participants. A shared military identity contributes immeasurably to a veteran-centered approach to holistic therapy, healing, and recovery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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