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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychiatr Serv. 2013 Feb 1;64(2):134–141. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.004792011

Table 4.

Perceived problems with mental health treatment among veterans who screened positive for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depression, or alcohol misusea

Probable alcohol misuse (N=162) Probable PTSD or major depression (N=181) Alcohol misuse and PTSD or major depressi (N=132)
Problemb N % N % N % p
I don't want to be prescribed medicationsc 105 65.6 125 68.8 94 71.1
It's up to me to work out my own problemsc 105 65.2 121 66.5 108 81.7 <.01
It might harm my careerd 69 43.3 116 63.9 84 63.7 <.001
I don't want to talk about my war experiencec 62 38.5 116 63.7 103 77.8 <.001
I am concerned about the cost of treatmente 73 45.7 99 54.4 74 56.3
My unit leadership/employer might treat me differentlyd 69 43.1 114 63.0 84 63.4 <.001
I would be seen as weak by othersd 66 41.2 108 59.8 95 72.2 <.001
My unit/coworkers might have less confidence in med 63 39.0 113 62.1 83 63.1 <.001
I don't think treatment will help mec 74 46.3 81 44.9 78 59.1
Treatment would make me feel down on myselfc 64 40.0 80 44.1 86 64.9 <.001
I just don't have the timee 72 45.1 85 47.1 78 59.1 <.05
It's hard getting time off work for treatmente 53 33.3 98 54.3 76 57.4 <.001
I don't trust mental health professionalsc 46 28.8 79 43.4 64 48.3 <.01
Visits would not remain confidentialc 51 31.4 76 41.8 62 47.0 <.05
I don't know where to go for helpe 53 33.4 57 31.2 54 41.1
It is difficult getting childcaree 18 10.9 49 27.4 38 29.1 <.001
I don't have adequate transportatione 18 11.4 22 12.2 28 21.2 <.05
a

Women constituted 33% of the sample, whereas their proportion in the active military at the time of data collection was 15.6%. Data were weighted to reflect the latter proportion, which involved adjusting the sample of 1,388 to a weight-adjusted 1,102.

b

Item instructions: “Veterans may face obstacles getting or using mental health services for a number of reasons. Please rate how much you agree or disagree with each statement as it applies to you.” The values indicate the number and percentage who strongly or somewhat agreed.

c

Perception of treatment effectiveness

d

Perception related to stigma

e

Perception related to external barriers