ERIC Number: EJ1198873
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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U.S. Army Soldiers' Trust and Confidence in Mental Health Professionals
Hartman, Anthony; Schuermann, Hope; Kenney, Jovanna
Professional Counselor, v8 n3 p213-225 2018
Despite efforts to boost mental health treatment-seeking behaviors by combat veterans, rates have improved relatively little since 2004. Previous work suggests that trust and confidence in the mental health community may be a significant factor. This study explored how professional titles may impact trust and confidence among active-duty U.S. Army soldiers (n = 32). Consistent with previous research, eight vignettes were used to solicit ordinal (ranked) trust and confidence scores for mental health professionals. Highest confidence and trust were seen in clinical psychologists and licensed professional counselors, followed by psychiatrists, licensed clinical social workers, and marriage and family therapists; however, deviations were seen for each individual vignette and the manifested symptoms depicted. Scores for trust and confidence were strongly correlated and both appear to impact soldiers' treatment-seeking decisions.
Descriptors: Military Personnel, Armed Forces, Trust (Psychology), Help Seeking, Correlation, Decision Making, Mental Health, Health Services, Vignettes, Scores, Mental Health Workers, Clinical Psychology, Psychologists, Psychiatry, Physicians, Social Work, Caseworkers, Family Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Counselors
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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