Military veterans and civilians' mental health diagnoses: an analysis of secondary mental health services.
Charlotte WilliamsonLaura PalmerDaniel LeightleyDavid PernetDavid ChandranRay LealDominic MurphyNicola T FearSharon A M StevelinkPublished in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2022)
Veterans accessing secondary mental health services in South London had higher risks for many mental health problems than civilians accessing the same services. Findings suggest that military career history is a key consideration for probable prognosis and treatment, but this needs corroborating in other geographical areas including national population-based studies in the UK.