Qualitative Study Examining Perceived Stigma and Barriers to Mental Health Care Among Student Veterans

Kati N. Lake; Lihi Ferber; Daniel J. Kilby; Hania Mourtada; Sreelakshmi Pushpanadh; Helen Verdeli

doi:10.21061/jvs.v8i3.379

Qualitative Study Examining Perceived Stigma and Barriers to Mental Health Care Among Student Veterans

Journal of Veterans Studies

Volume 8 (2022): Issue 3

By: Kati N. Lake , Lihi Ferber, Daniel J. Kilby , Hania Mourtada , Sreelakshmi Pushpanadh and Helen Verdeli

Open Access

|Dec 2022

Abstract

Student veterans experience barriers when seeking and receiving mental health care. This qualitative study aimed to better understand how those barriers affect access to mental health care from the perspective of student veterans. Semi-structured interviews were conducted regarding the lived experience of student veterans and their perceptions of self-stigma and barriers to care. A deductive thematic analysis guided by phenomenological theory was applied. Analysis clarified several distinctive themes that provide implications for future psychosocial support and treatment interventions.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v8i3.379 | Journal eISSN: 2470-4768

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