VA Boston Healthcare System.
National Center for PTSD.
Psychol Serv. 2022 May;19(2):327-334. doi: 10.1037/ser0000501. Epub 2021 Mar 18.
Given military veterans' underutilization of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment, it is important to explore factors that may facilitate or stand in the way of treatment seeking for this population. The purpose of this study was to provide an initial examination of military veterans' mental health literacy as it relates to PTSD and its treatment. One-hundred and 32 post-9/11 veterans were recruited for this web-based study. A vignette-based approach was employed to examine veterans' mental health literacy and relationships between mental health literacy and dimensions of stigma. Consistent with hypotheses, results revealed relatively higher levels of PTSD problem recognition, and lower levels of knowledge about evidence-based treatments and self-help strategies within this veteran sample. Correlational results provided partial support for our hypotheses: Mental health literacy was inversely associated with negative beliefs about mental health problems and treatments, but not significantly related to other dimensions of stigma. This study highlights potential targets for mental health literacy interventions and points to the value of additional research on the role of mental health literacy in veterans' treatment seeking. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
鉴于退伍军人对创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）治疗的利用不足，因此探索可能促进或阻碍该人群寻求治疗的因素非常重要。本研究旨在初步探讨与 PTSD 及其治疗相关的退伍军人的心理健康素养。本研究招募了 132 名 9/11 后退伍军人参加这项基于网络的研究。采用基于情景的方法来检验退伍军人的心理健康素养，以及心理健康素养与污名化维度之间的关系。与假设一致的结果表明，退伍军人样本中 PTSD 问题识别水平相对较高，而对循证治疗和自助策略的了解程度较低。相关结果部分支持了我们的假设：心理健康素养与对心理健康问题和治疗的负面信念呈负相关，但与其他污名化维度没有显著关系。这项研究强调了心理健康素养干预的潜在目标，并指出了在退伍军人寻求治疗中进一步研究心理健康素养作用的价值。（PsycInfo 数据库记录（c）2022 APA，保留所有权利）。
