Mind Force Retreat: Improving the Subjective Well-being of Military Veterans Through Alternative Mental Health Therapies

Q2 Social Sciences

Illness Crisis and Loss Pub Date : 2023-07-17 DOI:10.1177/10541373231187729

Giles A. Barrett, Hilary Currin

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Abstract

This study focuses on the subjective well-being (SWB) of a sample of military veterans before and after their engagement with a nonclinical, alternative mental health therapies residential retreat in the United Kingdom. The study findings have relevance for trauma-exposed individuals globally. Military veterans will actively avoid seeking traditional mental health treatments due to factors such as stigma and life-long labels, as well as a reluctance to engage in talk therapies. This is despite the widespread occurrence of diagnosed and undiagnosed chronic mental health conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder following periods of service. Moving beyond trauma-informed practice and embracing a healing-centered approach involving holistic therapies delivered during a retreat-type format has a positive impact on the SWB of service users. Positive changes in SWB were recorded using the Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale and the lived experiences of the participants. A shared military identity contributes immeasurably to a veteran-centered approach to holistic therapy, healing, and recovery.

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心灵力量撤退:通过替代心理健康疗法改善退伍军人的主观幸福感

本研究主要研究了英国退伍军人参加非临床替代心理健康治疗住宿静修前后的主观幸福感(SWB)。研究结果与全球创伤暴露个体相关。由于耻辱和终身标签等因素，退伍军人将积极避免寻求传统的心理健康治疗，以及不愿参与谈话治疗。尽管在服役期间广泛发生诊断和未诊断的慢性精神健康状况，如创伤后应激障碍。超越创伤知情的实践，采用以治疗为中心的方法，包括在撤退式格式中提供整体治疗，对服务使用者的幸福感产生积极影响。采用沃里克-爱丁堡心理健康量表和参与者的生活经历来记录幸福感的积极变化。共同的军人身份对以退伍军人为中心的整体治疗、康复和恢复方法的贡献是不可估量的。

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Illness Crisis and Loss Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science

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