TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Military combat mental health framework
JO  - BMJ military health
A1  - Bricknell, Martin
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2633-3767
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjmilitary-2020-001439
ID  - ref1
ER  -