Symptom Severity, Self-efficacy and Treatment-Seeking for Mental Health Among US Iraq/Afghanistan Military Veterans

Autor: Nicholas Barr, Carl A. Castro, Hazel R. Atuel, Mary Keeling
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
050103 clinical psychology
medicine.medical_specialty
Health (social science)
Population
Poison control
Symptom severity
Suicide prevention
Occupational safety and health
Health(social science)
Stress Disorders
Post-Traumatic
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Injury prevention
Humans
Formerly Health & Social Sciences
Health belief model
Medicine
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Psychiatry
education
Iraq War
2003-2011
Depression (differential diagnoses)
Veterans
Original Paper
education.field_of_study
Afghan Campaign 2001
business.industry
05 social sciences
Afghanistan
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Treatment-seeking
Mental health
Self Efficacy
United States
humanities
030227 psychiatry
Psychiatry and Mental health
Mental Health
Military Personnel
Iraq
Military veterans
Self-efficacy
business
Zdroj: Community Mental Health Journal
ISSN: 1573-2789
0010-3853
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-020-00578-8
Popis: Military veterans have high rates of mental health problems, yet the majority do not seek treatment. Understanding treatment-seeking in this population is important. This study investigated if symptom severity and self-efficacy are associated with treatment-seeking among US Iraq/Afghanistan veterans. Survey data from 525 veterans meeting clinical criteria for PTSD and depression were included of which, 54.4% had sought treatment in the past 12 months. Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that high symptom severity was associated with treatment seeking, whereas high self-efficacy was associated with a decreased likelihood to seek treatment. Self-efficacy could be an underlying mechanism of treatment seeking decisions.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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