Armed Forces: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
(asked on 15th December 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many referrals for post-traumatic stress disorder for (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) RAF personnel were made in each year since 2019.
The table below presents the number of UK Armed Forces personnel with an initial assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder at a MOD Department for Community Mental Health (DCMH) between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2023, broken down by service and financial year.
Service | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
UK Armed Forces | 336 | 173 | 229 | 277 |
Royal Navy | 71 | 37 | 34 | 67 |
Army | 222 | 107 | 175 | 179 |
Royal Air Force | 43 | 29 | 20 | 31 |
The Royal Navy includes both Rotal Navy and Royal Marines
DCMH staff record the initial mental health assessment during a patient’s first appointment, based on presenting complaints. A patient’s final diagnosis may differ as some patients do not present the full range of symptoms, signs, or clinical history during their first appointment when the initial assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder is made.