Social networks, mental health problems, and mental health service utilization in OEF/OIF National Guard veterans.
Rebecca K SripadaAmy S B BohnertAlan R TeoDebra S LevinePaul N PfeifferNicholas W BowersoxMark S MizruchiStephen T ChermackDara GanoczyHeather WaltersMarcia ValensteinPublished in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2015)
General social support and military-specific support were robustly associated with reduced mental health symptoms in National Guard members. Policy makers, military leaders, and clinicians should attend to service members' level of support from both the community and their units and continue efforts to bolster these supports. Other strategies, such as focused outreach, may be needed to bring National Guard members with need into mental health care.