@article{ref1,
title="Military combat mental health framework",
journal="BMJ military health",
year="2020",
author="Bricknell, Martin",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="This paper describes a framework for understanding military combat mental health based on the possible mental ill-health consequences of exposure to 'potential trauma events' for members of the armed forces and after their military service as veterans. It uses a life course approach that maps an individual's mental well-being against four 'states': fit, reacting, injured and ill. It then considers five categories of factors that influence the risk of mental illness from this exposure based on research evidence; prejoining vulnerability, resilience, precipitating, treatment and recovery. This framework offers a structure to debate current knowledge, inform policy and therapeutic interventions, provide education and to guide future research into the subject.<br><br>© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2633-3767",
doi="10.1136/bmjmilitary-2020-001439",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjmilitary-2020-001439"
}