This statistic shows the rate of service personnel diagnosed with new mental health disorders in the British Army from 2007/08 to 2018/19. While there was a slight decrease from 2007/08 to 2008/09, from that year on the mental disorder rate in the Army began to increase almost constantly, building up to the highest rate in 2015/16 when more than 35 out of one thousand strength were diagnosed with mental health problems during their service. In 2018/19, it fell down to a rate of 27.2.
Mental health disorder diagnoses in the British Army from 2007/08 to 2018/2019*
(per 1,000 strength)
* Cases diagnosed at Departments of Community Mental Health (DCMH). DCMH are specialised psychiatric services based on community mental health teams closely located with primary care services at sites in the UK and abroad.
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GOV.UK. (June 20, 2019). Mental health disorder diagnoses in the British Army from 2007/08 to 2018/2019* (per 1,000 strength) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 02, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/317234/army-united-kingdom-diagnosed-mental-disorders/
GOV.UK. "Mental health disorder diagnoses in the British Army from 2007/08 to 2018/2019* (per 1,000 strength)." Chart. June 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 02, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317234/army-united-kingdom-diagnosed-mental-disorders/
GOV.UK. (2019). Mental health disorder diagnoses in the British Army from 2007/08 to 2018/2019* (per 1,000 strength). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 02, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317234/army-united-kingdom-diagnosed-mental-disorders/
GOV.UK. "Mental Health Disorder Diagnoses in The British Army from 2007/08 to 2018/2019* (per 1,000 Strength)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317234/army-united-kingdom-diagnosed-mental-disorders/
GOV.UK, Mental health disorder diagnoses in the British Army from 2007/08 to 2018/2019* (per 1,000 strength) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317234/army-united-kingdom-diagnosed-mental-disorders/ (last visited July 02, 2022)
