The Role of Military Chaplains in Mental Health Care of the Deployed Service Member

被引:42
作者
Besterman-Dahan, Karen [1 ]
Gibbons, Susanne W. [2 ]
Barnett, Scott D. [1 ]
Hickling, Edward J. [3 ]
机构
[1] James A Haley Vet Hosp, Ctr Excellence Maximizing Rehabil Outcomes, HSR&D RR&D, Tampa, FL 33612 USA
[2] Uniformed Serv Univ Hlth Sci, Grad Sch Nursing, Bethesda, MD 20814 USA
[3] Bay Pines Vet Affairs Healthcare Syst, Ctr Sexual Trauma Serv, Bay Pines, FL 33744 USA
关键词
POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER; VALIDATION; CHECKLIST; VETERANS; PTSD;
D O I
10.7205/MILMED-D-12-00071
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
This research utilized a cross-sectional design secondarily analyzing data from active duty military health care personnel who anonymously completed the "2005 Department of Defense Survey of Health Related Behaviors Among Active Duty Military Personnel." Sample for this analysis of Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom deployed mental health seeking service members was N = 447. Religiosity/spirituality and psychological distress experienced by active duty military personnel who sought help from military mental health providers (MH), military chaplains (CHC) or both (CHC & MH) were explored and compared. Greater psychosocial distress seen in the CHC & MH group could be a reflection of a successful collaborative model for mental health care that is currently promoted by the military where chaplains are first line providers in an effort to provide services to those in greatest need and ultimately provide them with care from a trained mental health professional. Research and evaluation of chaplain training programs and collaborative models is recommended.
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页码:1028 / 1033
页数:6
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