![]() ![]() It is essential to ensure long-term follow-up of these individuals to understand the consequences of deployment, including once personnel have left military service. 1 Many of those who deployed are likely to have been exposed to potentially traumatic events. Since 2001, more than 280 000 UK service personnel deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, some on multiple occasions. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the National Health Service, the NIHR, the Department of Health, Public Health England or the UK MoD. is affiliated to the National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Emergency Preparedness and Response at King's College London in partnership with Public Health England, in collaboration with the University of East Anglia and Newcastle University. is a trustee (unpaid) of Combat Stress and Honorary Civilian Consultant Advisor in Psychiatry for the British Army (unpaid). reports grants from the US Department of Defense and the UK MoD, is a trustee (unpaid) of The Warrior Programme and an independent advisor to the Independent Group Advising on the Release of Data (IGARD). is a full-time member of the armed forces seconded to King's College London. is the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Lead for Military and Veterans’ Health, a trustee of Walking with the Wounded, and an independent director at the Forces in Mind Trust however, he was not directed by these organisations in any way in relation to his contribution to this paper. is the lead consultant for an NHS Veteran Mental Health Service. is employed by Combat Stress, a national UK charity that provides clinical mental health services to veterans. are covered totally or partly by this contribution. The UK MoD provides support to the Academic Department of Military Mental Health, and the salaries of N.J., N.G. salaries were totally or partially paid by the UK MoD. All authors are based at King's College London which, for the purpose of this study and other military-related studies, receives funding from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD).
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