TY - JOUR
T1 - Stigma and Mental Health Service Utilization in Military Personnel
T2 - A Review of the Literature
AU - Michalopoulou, Lito E.
AU - Welsh, Janet A.
AU - Perkins, Daniel F.
AU - Ormsby, Lajuana
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Empirical studies have consistently demonstrated that military personnel underuse mental health services. Stigma associated with seeking and receiving treatment has been hypothesized to play a significant role in failure to access potentially helpful services and supports. The authors reviewed peer-reviewed articles published from June 2000 to June 2015 and examined how stigmatizing attitudes, attributions, and beliefs about mental health conditions, mental health treatment, and seeking help influence help seeking and service utilization for different military personnel subgroups. The authors highlight patterns and inconsistencies identified in the literature and provide recommendations for future research and clinical practice.
AB - Empirical studies have consistently demonstrated that military personnel underuse mental health services. Stigma associated with seeking and receiving treatment has been hypothesized to play a significant role in failure to access potentially helpful services and supports. The authors reviewed peer-reviewed articles published from June 2000 to June 2015 and examined how stigmatizing attitudes, attributions, and beliefs about mental health conditions, mental health treatment, and seeking help influence help seeking and service utilization for different military personnel subgroups. The authors highlight patterns and inconsistencies identified in the literature and provide recommendations for future research and clinical practice.
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U2 - 10.1080/21635781.2016.1200504
DO - 10.1080/21635781.2016.1200504
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85052822991
SN - 2163-5781
VL - 5
SP - 12
EP - 25
JO - Military Behavioral Health
JF - Military Behavioral Health
IS - 1
ER -
