The prevalence of common mental disorders and PTSD in the UK military: using data from a clinical interview-based study | BioMed Central BMC Psychiatry Open Access Research article The prevalence of common mental disorders and PTSD in the UK military using data from a clinical interview-based study Amy C Iversen 1 Lauren van Staden1 Jamie Hacker Hughes2 Tess Browne1 Lisa Hull1 John Hall3 Neil Greenberg2 Roberto J Rona1 Matthew Hotopf1 Simon Wessely1 and Nicola T Fear2 Address 1King s Centre for Military Health Research Institute of Psychiatry Department of Psychological Medicine Cutcombe Road Denmark Hill London SE5 9RJ UK 2Academic Centre for Defence Mental Health Institute of Psychiatry Department of Psychological Medicine Cutcombe Road Denmark Hill London SE5 9RJ UK and 3Health Care and Social Care Advisory Service HASCAS 11-13 Cavendish Square London W1G 0AN UK Email Amy C Iversen - Lauren van Staden - Jamie Hacker Hughes - Tess Browne - tessbrowne@ Lisa Hull - John Hall - joni_hall@ Neil Greenberg - sososanta@ Roberto J Rona - Matthew Hotopf - Simon Wessely - Nicola T Fear - Corresponding author Published 30 October 2009 Received 14 May 2009 BMC Psychiatry 2009 9 68 doi l47l-244X-9-68 Accepted 30 October 2009 This article is available from http l47l-244X 9 68 2009 Iversen et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background The mental health of the Armed Forces is an important issue of both academic and public interest. The aims of this study are to a assess the prevalence and risk factors for common mental disorders and post traumatic stress disorder .
