Postwar experiences and treatment‐seeking behavior in a community counselling setting

Previous research investigating the impact of postwar experiences on Vietnam veterans has focused on veteran morbidity. This emphasis has meant that the impact of these factors on treatment‐seeking behavior has received little empirical attention. This study examined the association between postwar...

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Published inJournal of traumatic stress Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 579 - 587
Main Authors Dobson, Matthew, Grayson, David A., Marshall, Richard P., O'Toole, Brian I.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germantown Periodicals Service Company 01.07.1998
Wiley
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Subjects
Adaptation, Psychological
Biological and medical sciences
Combat Disorders - diagnosis
Combat Disorders - psychology
Community Mental Health Services
Counseling
counselling
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Mental health
Organization of mental health. Health systems
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Personality Inventory
postwar experience
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social Adjustment
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
treatment‐seeking behavior
Veterans - psychology
Vietnam
war veterans
Warfare
Australia
Oceania
Vietnam
Human
Help seeking
Posttraumatic syndrome
Use
Anxiety disorder
Mental health
Male
Health service
Veteran
Public health
Stress
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Summary:Previous research investigating the impact of postwar experiences on Vietnam veterans has focused on veteran morbidity. This emphasis has meant that the impact of these factors on treatment‐seeking behavior has received little empirical attention. This study examined the association between postwar factors and treatment‐seeking behavior in a sample of 692 Australian Vietnam veterans. Logistic regression analyses were used to compute the odds ratios associated with postwar experiences and self‐referral to a community‐based counselling service. Results suggest that veterans who reported experiencing negative feelings toward others when they first arrived home were more likely to seek treatment. Other factors, such as a veteran's perception of societal attitudes and the reception they received, were not associated with treatment‐seeking behavior.
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ISSN:0894-9867
1573-6598
DOI:10.1023/A:1024464915138