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Postwar experiences and treatment‐seeking behavior in a community counselling setting
Author(s) -
Dobson Matthew,
Grayson David A.,
Marshall Richard P.,
O'Toole Brian I.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1023/a:1024464915138
Subject(s) - feeling , odds , logistic regression , referral , psychology , clinical psychology , help seeking , perception , medicine , social psychology , psychiatry , family medicine , mental health , neuroscience
Previous research investigating the impact of postwar experiences on Vietnam veterans has focused on veteran morbidity. This emphasis has meant that the impact of these factors on treatment‐seeking behavior has received little empirical attention. This study examined the association between postwar factors and treatment‐seeking behavior in a sample of 692 Australian Vietnam veterans. Logistic regression analyses were used to compute the odds ratios associated with postwar experiences and self‐referral to a community‐based counselling service. Results suggest that veterans who reported experiencing negative feelings toward others when they first arrived home were more likely to seek treatment. Other factors, such as a veteran's perception of societal attitudes and the reception they received, were not associated with treatment‐seeking behavior.