Help-seeking among airmen in distressed relationships: Promoting relationship well-being.
Psychotherapy (Chic)
; 53(1): 1-12, 2016 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
Although a substantial proportion of service members returning from a combat deployment report individual emotional and behavioral disorders as well as intimate relationship difficulties, previous studies indicate that only a minority actually seek mental health services. Little is known about factors that predict help-seeking in this population. We first review key findings from the literature on help-seeking in military and veteran populations, including mixed findings regarding the role of perceived stigma and attitudes toward mental health treatment. We then present data from a longitudinal study of United States Air Force Security Forces following a year-long high-risk deployment to Iraq-including findings regarding who seeks help, for what problems, and from which providers. We also examine whether these findings differ for Airmen in a married or committed relationship versus nonpartnered Airmen and, for the former group, whether findings differ for those in a distressed versus nondistressed relationship. Finally, we discuss implications of these findings for extending couple-based interventions to service members and veterans, and describe a multitiered "stepped" approach for promoting relationship resiliency.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estrés Psicológico
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Parejas Sexuales
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Aceptación de la Atención de Salud
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Esposos
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Servicios de Salud Mental
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Personal Militar
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychotherapy (Chic)
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article