Title Mental health stigma in the military / Joie D. Acosta, Amariah Becker, Jennifer L. Cerully, Michael P. Fisher, Laurie T. Martin, Raffaele Vardavas, Mary Ellen Slaughter, Terry L. Schell

Published Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2014 ©2014

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Description 1 online resource (xxxii, 296 pages) : illustrations Series Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR426. Contents Introduction -- Defining Stigma in the Military Context -- Prevalence of Mental Health Stigma in the Military -- Societal Costs of Mental Health Stigma in the Military -- Promising Programmatic and Policy Approaches to Reducing Stigma -- U.S. Department of Defense Programs to Reduce Mental Health Stigma -- U.S. Department of Defense Policies Related to Stigma -- Key Findings and Priorities for Improving the U.S. Department of Defense's Approach to Stigma Reduction -- Appendix A: Methods for Literature Review -- Appendix B: Definitions of Mental Health Stigma -- Appendix C: Prevalence of Stigma in the General U.S. Population -- Appendix D: Detailed Methods for the Modeling Approach -- Appendix E: Program Descriptions and Analysis -- Appendix F: Policy-Analysis Methods -- Appendix G: Policies with Implications for Stigma -- Appendix H: Policies That Contain Negative Terminology with Implications for Stigma -- Appendix I: Methods Used to Conduct the Expert Panel to Refine and Vet Priorities for Mental Health Stigma Reduction in the U.S. Department of Defense Summary Despite the efforts of both the U.S. Department of Defense and the Veterans Health Administration to enhance mental health services, many service members are not regularly seeking needed care when they have mental health problems. Without appropriate treatment, these mental health problems can have wide-ranging and negative impacts on the quality of life and the social, emotional, and cognitive functioning of affected service members. The services have been actively engaged in developing policies, programs, and campaigns designed to reduce stigma and increase service members' help-seeking behavior. However, there has been no comprehensive assessment of these efforts' effectiveness and the extent to which they align with service members' needs or evidence-based practices. The goal of this research was to assess DoD's approach to stigma reduction, how well it is working and how it might be improved. To address these questions, RAND researchers used five complementary methods: (1) literature review, (2) a microsimulation modeling of costs, (3) interviews with program staff, (4) prospective policy analysis, and (5) an expert panel. The priorities outlined in this report identify ways in which program and policy development and research and evaluation can improve understanding of how best to efficiently and effectively provide needed treatment to service members with mental illness Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-296) Notes "RR-426-OSD"--Page 4 of cover English Online resource; title from PDF title page (RAND, viewed December 02, 2014) Subject Soldiers -- Mental health services -- United States -- Evaluation Stigma (Social psychology) -- United States Mental health policy -- United States Human behavior. Medical care. National health services. Mental health services. Social control. Social sciences. Sociology. Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Behavior Behavioral Disciplines and Activities Delivery of Health Care Evaluation Studies as Topic Health Care Economics and Organizations Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation Health Services Investigative Techniques Mental Health Services Military Personnel Named Groups Occupational Groups Persons Policy Psychiatry and Psychology Public Policy Quality of Health Care Social Behavior Social Control Policies Social Control, Formal Social Sciences Social Stigma Sociology State Medicine Patient Care human behavior. social sciences. sociology. HISTORY -- Military -- Veterans. Sociology Social sciences Social control National health services Mental health services Medical care Human behavior Mental health policy Stigma (Social psychology) Military & Naval Science. Law, Politics & Government. Military Administration. SUBJECT United States -- Armed Forces -- Mental health services -- Evaluation Subject United States Form Electronic book Author National Defense Research Institute (U.S.) Rand Corporation. ISBN 9780833089991 0833089994

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