82 4 CHAPTER 4 Table 2. Continued. Demographics Soldiers with MHC/SA (Groups = 4, N= 20) Soldiers without MHC/SA (Groups = 2, N=10) Mental Health Professionals (Groups = 2, N=16) Branches of military Army 11 2 N/A Navy 4 5 N/A Air Force 2 1 N/A Military Police 3 0 N/A Policy and Support 0 2 N/A Mental Health Condition * PTSD 6 N/A N/A Depression 5 N/A N/A Burnout 4 N/A N/A ADHD 2 N/A N/A Addiction 2 N/A N/A Personality disorder 2 N/A N/A Autism 1 N/A N/A Profession Psychologist N/A N/A 7 Social Worker N/A N/A 3 Mental Health Nurse N/A N/A 1 Chaplain N/A N/A 2 Occupational physician N/A N/A 1 Systemic Family Therapist N/A N/A 1 General practitioner N/A N/A 1 Note. MHC/SA = mental health condition and/or substance abuse.* Total more than 100%, caused by two participants with a dual-diagnosis. Procedure The COREQ-checklist, a guideline for reporting qualitative research, was used in reporting this study (29). Data collection for this study happened simultaneously with data collection of a study on treatment seeking for MHC/SA (24). Participants were recruited through (a) flyers at mental health departments, (b) flyers at military bases, (c) military psychologists, (d) military newsletters, (e) personal contacts, and (f) word-of-mouth between participants. Once people showed interest in participating (through email/telephone), they received the information letter and signup information. At the start of the focus groups, participants answered demographic questions, followed by introduction of the focus group leaders (names and research background). All focus groups took place at military locations, lasted approximately 2 hours and were audiorecorded and transcribed verbatim. One focus group leader led the discussion and the
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