Accessing Mental Health Care in the Canadian Armed Forces: Soldiers’ Stories
Background: Recent Canadian Armed Forces operations involved multiple deployments and exposure to traumatic events that are associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and substance abuse. Despite efforts to facilitate mental health care, some soldiers do not get the help they need....
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ndltd-uottawa.ca-oai-ruor.uottawa.ca-10393-341332018-01-05T19:02:33Z Accessing Mental Health Care in the Canadian Armed Forces: Soldiers’ Stories Compton, Lisa Ann Phillips, Craig military culture military identity post traumatic stress disorder stigma veterans Background: Recent Canadian Armed Forces operations involved multiple deployments and exposure to traumatic events that are associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and substance abuse. Despite efforts to facilitate mental health care, some soldiers do not get the help they need. Objective: To understand soldiers’ experiences and explore barriers and facilitators they encountered accessing mental health care. Results: Qualitative descriptive interviews with 11 Canadian Armed Forces members revealed six major categories that provide insights into their experiences accessing mental health care. Participants’ revealed significant barriers to care including fear of damaging their career or being released, stigma beliefs and actions from peers and leaders, and physical and organizational barriers to care. Social support from family, military co-workers, and unit leaders facilitated care. Conclusions: Notwithstanding efforts to facilitate access to mental health care, some soldiers still perceive significant barriers to care. 2016-01-15T20:36:32Z 2016-01-15T20:36:32Z 2016 2016 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10393/34133 http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-2876 en Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa |
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Background: Recent Canadian Armed Forces operations involved multiple deployments and exposure to traumatic events that are associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and substance abuse. Despite efforts to facilitate mental health care, some soldiers do not get the help they need.
Objective: To understand soldiers’ experiences and explore barriers and facilitators they encountered accessing mental health care.
Results: Qualitative descriptive interviews with 11 Canadian Armed Forces members revealed six major categories that provide insights into their experiences accessing mental health care. Participants’ revealed significant barriers to care including fear of damaging their career or being released, stigma beliefs and actions from peers and leaders, and physical and organizational barriers to care. Social support from family, military co-workers, and unit leaders facilitated care.
Conclusions: Notwithstanding efforts to facilitate access to mental health care, some soldiers still perceive significant barriers to care. |
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Accessing Mental Health Care in the Canadian Armed Forces: Soldiers’ Stories |
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Accessing Mental Health Care in the Canadian Armed Forces: Soldiers’ Stories |
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Accessing Mental Health Care in the Canadian Armed Forces: Soldiers’ Stories |
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Accessing Mental Health Care in the Canadian Armed Forces: Soldiers’ Stories |
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Accessing Mental Health Care in the Canadian Armed Forces: Soldiers’ Stories |
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accessing mental health care in the canadian armed forces: soldiers’ stories |
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Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa |
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