0:00:08so have a job that unlike any out there where they're exposed exceptional stress there's
0:00:13the most of us probably can even imagine
0:00:15as a result is occupational demands text that was to still there's are vulnerable to
0:00:19developing mental health problems
0:00:21in two thousand eight was estimated that approximately
0:00:24eighteen percent of soldiers returning from our after afghanistan where experiencing the mental health problem
0:00:29like post traumatic stress disorder depression
0:00:32but even bigger problem is that a lot of these soldiers were experiencing the whole
0:00:37problem are getting the treatment that they need to get better
0:00:39in two thousand six a study of soldiers returning for my rack found that of
0:00:44those his screen positive for mental health problem
0:00:46eighty six percent acknowledge that they didn't think they had a problem
0:00:50but only forty percent or even interested in seeking help
0:00:53and then further only fifteen percent had actually sought help from the whole professional within
0:00:58that past year
0:00:59so researchers are asking why are still there is going to get treatment
0:01:03past
0:01:04studies are highlighted factors like stigma associated with getting treatment practical constraints
0:01:09but for my thesis i wanted to focus more on way encourages and facilitates soldiers
0:01:13to go get to be silent at the role of social support in getting soldiers
0:01:17and to mental health treatment
0:01:19i analyse survey data that came from about seventeen hundred active duty soldiers
0:01:24it's part of that survey they were asked to read the extent switch the feeling
0:01:27in france the filler unit members and their leader's would encourage them to go get
0:01:31remit if they needed at
0:01:32no i found that their support and encouragement was related to a more positive attitude
0:01:37on the of the soldier for getting mental health treatment
0:01:40which will ultimately related to their decision
0:01:43whether or not they start treatment i found this relationship was strongest when i was
0:01:47looking at support coming from family and friends probably because of the ones closest to
0:01:51the soldier
0:01:52they also found of this relationship depended on the problem that the soldier was experiencing
0:01:57trying to find is functional impairment
0:01:59that's the extent to which the problem is interfering with the soldiers ability to perform
0:02:02their work
0:02:03their home and their family roles
0:02:05so i found that when i was problem was causing a high amount of impairments
0:02:09support seem to matter a little bit last probably because the symptoms wanted treatment on
0:02:13their own
0:02:14the problem was more moderate or low when m t m
0:02:17this all the support from family and friends and unit members and litres had a
0:02:21stronger relationship with human seeking through attitude
0:02:24so over all these results highlight that
0:02:28family in france unit members in litres are all valuable resources for soldiers and encouraging
0:02:32them to get treatment especially for problem is more moderate
0:02:35and the still there may not be a sure if they need treatment
0:02:38it is my hope that the results of my thesis will be applied enhancing the
0:02:41resources that are available the soldiers to encourage them to get you met so they
0:02:45can remain mentally fit as they continue to serve our country