Title page
Contents
Main Points 2
Introduction 4
Section 1: All mental health in the UK Armed Forces 2012/13 to 2022/23 5
Section 1: All mental health in the UK Armed Forces 2012/13 to 2022/23, by demographics 7
Section 1: All mental health in the UK Armed Forces, age and management of disorders 10
Section 2: Trends in UK Armed Forces mental health initial assessments at MOD Specialist Mental Health Services 2007/08 to 2022/23 11
Section 2: Demographic Risk Groups at MOD Specialist Mental Health Services 12
Section 2: Trends in UK Armed Forces mental disorders at MOD DCMH 2007/08 to 2022/23 15
Section 2: Number of new episodes of care among UK Armed Forces personnel at MOD Specialist Mental Health Services, 2018/19 to 2022/23 19
Section 3: Comparison to the UK general population 21
Annex A1: Royal Navy personnel mental health 2007/08 to 2022/23 23
Annex A2: Royal Marine personnel mental health 2007/08 to 2022/23 26
Annex A3: Army personnel mental health 2007/08 to 2022/23 29
Annex A4: RAF personnel mental health 2007/08 to 2022/23 32
Glossary 35
Data, Definitions and Methods 39
References 43
Further Information 43
Table 1. UK Armed Forces personnel seen in any military healthcare setting for a mental health related reason by demographics, number and percentage... 7
Table 2. UK Armed Forces personnel assessed with a mental disorder at MOD Specialist Mental Health Services by demographics, number and percentage... 12
Table 3. UK Armed Forces new episodes of care at MOD Specialist Mental Health Services by Service provider, initial assessment, numbers and percentage... 19
Figure 1. UK Armed Forces personnel seen in any military healthcare setting for a mental health related reason. Percentage of personnel at risk 5
Figure 2. UK Armed Forces personnel seen in any military healthcare setting for a mental health related reason, by demographics 8
Figure 3. UK Armed Forces personnel seen in any military healthcare setting for a mental health related reason, by age group 10
Figure 4. UK Armed Forces personnel presenting at MOD Specialist Mental Health Services by initial assessment, percentage of personnel at risk 11
Figure 5. UK Armed Forces personnel seen at the MOD's DCMH's, for Iraq and/or Afghanistan by mental disorder. Rate Ratio, 95% Confidence Interval 14
Figure 6a. UK Armed Forces personnel mental disorders at initial assessment at MOD DCMH, number and percentage 16
Figure 6b. UK Armed Forces personnel assessed with a mental disorder at a MOD DCMH in 2022/23, percentage of personnel at risk 16
Figure 7. UK Armed Forces personnel mental disorders at initial assessment at MOD DCMH, percentage of personnel at risk 17
Figure 8. UK Armed Forces personnel with an initial assessment at the MOD's DCMH, for psychoactive substance misuse due to alcohol, by Service, percentage... 18
Figure 9. UK Armed Forces personnel with an initial assessment at the MOD's DCMH, for PTSD by Service, percentage personnel at risk 18
Annex Tables
Table A1.1/Table A1.2. Royal Navy personnel assessed with a mental disorder at MOD Specialist Mental Health Services by demographics, number and percentage... 25
Table A2.1/Table A2.2. Royal Marine personnel assessed with a mental disorder at MOD Specialist Mental Health Services by demographics, number and percentage... 28
Table A3.1/Table A3.2. Army personnel assessed with a mental disorder at MOD Specialist Mental Health Services by demographics, number and percentage of... 31
Table A4.1/Table A4.2. RAF personnel assessed with a mental disorder at MOD Specialist Mental Health Services by demographics, number and percentage of... 34
Annex Figures
Figure A1.1. Royal Navy personnel seen for a mental health related reason, percentage of personnel at risk 24
Figure A2.1. Royal Marine personnel seen for a mental health related reason, percentage of personnel at risk 27
Figure A3.1. Army personnel seen for a mental health related reason, percentage of personnel at risk 30
Figure A4.1. RAF personnel seen for a mental health related reason, percentage of personnel at risk 33