Service background or profession, mental health, and self-stigma
| Mental health | Subsample | Upper tertile, n (%) | OR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI)† | |
| Stigma, attitudes and barriers to care | |||||
| Not a GHQ case | Ex-service (336) | 62 (18.5) | 1 | 1 | |
| Doctor (510) | 199 (39.0) | 2.83 (2.04 to 3.93)*** | 2.61 (1.87 to 3.64)*** | ||
| Regular P3 (373) | 87 (23.3) | 1.34 (0.93 to 1.94) | 1.35 (0.94 to 1.95) | ||
| Reserve P3 (70) | 18 (25.7) | 1.53 (0.84 to 2.80) | 1.36 (0.74 to 2.50) | ||
| GHQ case | Ex-service (320) | 95 (29.7) | 1 | 1 | |
| Doctor (166) | 104 (62.7) | 3.97 (2.68 to 5.90)*** | 3.77 (2.51 to 5.68)*** | ||
| Regular P3 (293) | 99 (33.8) | 1.21 (0.86 to 1.68) | 1.22 (0.86 to 1.71) | ||
| Reserve P3 (53) | 24 (45.3) | 1.96 (1.09 to 3.54)* | 1.93 (1.07 to 3.50)* | ||
| Self-stigma | |||||
| Not a GHQ case | Ex-service (336) | 92 (27.4) | 1 | 1 | |
| Doctor (510) | 193 (37.8) | 1.62 (1.20 to 2.18)*** | 1.55 (1.14 to 2.10)** | ||
| Regular P3 (373) | 112 (30.0) | 1.14 (0.82 to 1.58) | 1.15 (0.83 to 1.58) | ||
| Reserve P3 (70) | 16 (22.9) | 0.79 (0.43 to 1.44) | 0.75 (0.40 to 1.37) | ||
| GHQ case | Ex-service (320) | 113 (35.3) | 1 | 1 | |
| Doctor (166) | 100 (60.2) | 2.78 (1.89 to 4.08)*** | 2.71 (1.82 to 4.03) | ||
| Regular P3 (293) | 115 (39.2) | 1.18 (0.85 to 1.64) | 1.17 (0.83 to 1.62) | ||
| Reserve P3 (53) | 22 (41.5) | 1.30 (0.72 to 2.35) | 1.30 (0.72 to 2.35) | ||
| Help-seeking and self-stigmatisation | |||||
| Subsample | No help | Help | OR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI)† | |
| Ex-service (657) (no help n=264, help n=393) | 111 (42.0) | 94 (23.9) | 0.43 (0.31 to 0.61)*** | 0.43 (0.30 to 0.60) | |
| Doctor (674) (no help n=562, help n=112) | 250 (44.5) | 43 (38.4) | 0.78 (0.51 to 1.18) | 0.73 (0.48 to 1.11) | |
| Regular P3 (667) (no help n=306, help n=361) | 136 (44.4) | 92 (25.5) | 0.43 (0.31 to 0.60)*** | 0.41 (0.30 to 0.58)*** | |
| Reserve P3 (124) (no help n=52, help n=72) | 19 (36.5) | 19 (26.4) | 0.62 (0.29 to 1.35) | 0.64 (0.29 to 1.43) | |
*P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001.
†Adjusted for sex and service background (Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force).
AOR, adjusted OR; GHQ, General Health Questionnaire.