so have a job that unlike any out there where they're exposed exceptional stress there's

the most of us probably can even imagine

as a result is occupational demands text that was to still there's are vulnerable to

developing mental health problems

in two thousand eight was estimated that approximately

eighteen percent of soldiers returning from our after afghanistan where experiencing the mental health problem

like post traumatic stress disorder depression

but even bigger problem is that a lot of these soldiers were experiencing the whole

problem are getting the treatment that they need to get better

in two thousand six a study of soldiers returning for my rack found that of

those his screen positive for mental health problem

eighty six percent acknowledge that they didn't think they had a problem

but only forty percent or even interested in seeking help

and then further only fifteen percent had actually sought help from the whole professional within

that past year

so researchers are asking why are still there is going to get treatment

past

studies are highlighted factors like stigma associated with getting treatment practical constraints

but for my thesis i wanted to focus more on way encourages and facilitates soldiers

to go get to be silent at the role of social support in getting soldiers

and to mental health treatment

i analyse survey data that came from about seventeen hundred active duty soldiers

it's part of that survey they were asked to read the extent switch the feeling

in france the filler unit members and their leader's would encourage them to go get

remit if they needed at

no i found that their support and encouragement was related to a more positive attitude

on the of the soldier for getting mental health treatment

which will ultimately related to their decision

whether or not they start treatment i found this relationship was strongest when i was

looking at support coming from family and friends probably because of the ones closest to

the soldier

they also found of this relationship depended on the problem that the soldier was experiencing

trying to find is functional impairment

that's the extent to which the problem is interfering with the soldiers ability to perform

their work

their home and their family roles

so i found that when i was problem was causing a high amount of impairments

support seem to matter a little bit last probably because the symptoms wanted treatment on

their own

the problem was more moderate or low when m t m

this all the support from family and friends and unit members and litres had a

stronger relationship with human seeking through attitude

so over all these results highlight that

family in france unit members in litres are all valuable resources for soldiers and encouraging

them to get treatment especially for problem is more moderate

and the still there may not be a sure if they need treatment

it is my hope that the results of my thesis will be applied enhancing the

resources that are available the soldiers to encourage them to get you met so they

can remain mentally fit as they continue to serve our country