| Military veterans face readjustment challenges upon their return from deployments. Most studies focusing on PTSD among veterans have been quantitative in nature. However, few studies have been conducted that focus on the mental health providers point of view, in relationship to the stressors and adjustment of military veterans. Mental health providers are in a unique position as the subject matter expert to evaluate and interpret deployment stressors and barriers to treatment. The objective of this study is to explore the perceptions of mental health providers regarding the needs of returning service members from a utilization standpoint. The method of design of the study is qualitative in nature using a convenience sampling. Participants of this study were comprised of civilian mental health personnel. The themes obtained from this study revealed that military veterans' expressed being worried about being perceived as weak, problems integrating with family, mental health/marital problems, fear of seeking help due to the stigma of mental health, and the fear that documented mental health treatment would have a negative impact on their career. |
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