Academic Centre for Defence Mental Health, Academic Dept of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Cutcombe Road, London, UK.
Int Rev Psychiatry. 2011 Apr;23(2):135-43. doi: 10.3109/09540261.2010.557770.
There is now an abundance of research which has demonstrated that military personnel who deploy on operations are at increased risk of suffering a variety of mental health difficulties in the immediate and long-term post-deployment period. One consequence of these research findings has been the development of a variety of programmes which attempt to mitigate the increased psychological risk and to assist personnel who are returning from a deployment to make a smooth transition home. Using a three-tiered prevention model, this article reviews some of the key post-deployment issues facing the UK Armed Forces and highlights the recent interventions which have been put in place to promote successful adjustment in the early post-deployment period. The paper is based upon research identified through a thorough literature search for studies which focused on this area and included a recognized measure of mental health as an outcome. The paper focuses on three main areas; psychological decompression, psycho-education and screening. The current philosophical approaches to post-deployment mental health problems of some of the UK's coalition partners are also discussed.
现在有大量研究表明，执行任务的军事人员在部署后的即时和长期期间面临着各种心理健康问题的风险增加。这些研究结果的一个后果是开发了各种试图减轻增加的心理风险并帮助从部署中返回的人员顺利过渡回家的方案。本文使用三级预防模型，审查了英国武装部队面临的一些关键部署后问题，并强调了最近为促进早期部署后成功调整而采取的干预措施。该文件基于通过全面文献搜索确定的研究，这些研究集中在这一领域，并包括作为结果的公认心理健康措施。本文重点关注三个主要领域；心理减压、心理教育和筛查。还讨论了英国一些联盟伙伴在部署后心理健康问题方面的当前哲学方法。
