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Speakers:
Dr Nicola Fear, Academic Centre for Defence Mental Health, King’s College London
Prof Simon Wessely, King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Institute Of Psychiatry
Prof Matthew Hotopf, King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Institute Of Psychiatry
Dr Richard Horton, Editor, The Lancet
This briefing, run in collaboration with The Lancet, launched a major new study of the mental health of the UK armed forces, covering issues such as the prevalence of mental health conditions like post traumatic stress disorder, patterns of alcohol misuse and the effect of multiple deployments on metal health.