Prevalence of common mental health disorders in military veterans: using primary healthcare data

Conclusion The SNOMED searches do not detail why certain groups had higher recordings of certain disorders. A future study that accesses the PHC written medical notes would prove enlightening to specifically identify what situational factors are having the most impact on the veteran population. The results from a sizeable English veteran population provide information that should be considered in developing veteran-specific clinical provision, educational syllabus and policy.
Source: Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Open access Original research Source Type: research