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Perceptions of Mental Health Confidentiality Policies and Practices in the U.S. Military
Eunice C. Wong
出版
RAND
, 2024
主題
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Human Resources & Personnel Management
COMPUTERS / Data Science / General
LAW / Insurance
MEDICAL / Health Policy
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism
PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health
ISBN
1977412173
9781977412171
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=tHUJ0QEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
High rates of mental health issues among service members and a reluctance to access mental health services together represent one of the greatest ongoing threats to U.S. military readiness. Concerns about the confidentiality of mental health services received within the military have been documented as a significant barrier to service members obtaining needed treatment. At times, disclosing mental health information to commanding officers may be necessary so that informed decisions can be made about duty assignments, needed accommodations, unit resources, or deployments. The challenge the U.S. military faces is how to optimally protect service members' confidentiality so that mental health services are sought and needs are not driven underground--while also ensuring the successful execution of the military mission. In this report, the authors examine the potential impact of existing U.S. military mental health confidentiality policies on service members seeking assistance for mental health issues. The authors conducted a multimethod investigation involving key-stakeholder interviews with military mental health providers, commanding officers, and enlisted service members and a survey of the active component regarding knowledge, understanding, and practices associated with mental health confidentiality policies. Findings shed light on the perceptions held by service members on the limits to mental health confidentiality and how policy implementation influences service members' decisions regarding mental health care. The authors recommend steps that the U.S. Department of Defense could take to improve military personnel's understanding of confidentiality policies, strengthen processes to ensure that policies are implemented as intended, and mitigate the consequences associated with the limited confidentiality afforded to mental health services within the military.
