This statistic displays the number of new diagnoses of mental health problems in the UK Armed Forces from 2007/08 to 2018/19. During this period the number of individuals in the armed forces assessed by the MOD with a mental disorder fluctuated, peaking in 2013/14 at 5,165 individuals, whilst the number of individuals without a mental disorder generally decreased, falling to 962 by 2018/19.
Annual number of United Kingdom (UK) Armed Forces personnel assessed by MOD Specialist Mental Health Services with a mental disorder from 2007/08 to 2018/19
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GOV.UK. (June 20, 2019). Annual number of United Kingdom (UK) Armed Forces personnel assessed by MOD Specialist Mental Health Services with a mental disorder from 2007/08 to 2018/19 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/581097/number-of-uk-military-personnel-assessed-with-a-mental-disorder/
GOV.UK. "Annual number of United Kingdom (UK) Armed Forces personnel assessed by MOD Specialist Mental Health Services with a mental disorder from 2007/08 to 2018/19." Chart. June 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/581097/number-of-uk-military-personnel-assessed-with-a-mental-disorder/
GOV.UK. (2019). Annual number of United Kingdom (UK) Armed Forces personnel assessed by MOD Specialist Mental Health Services with a mental disorder from 2007/08 to 2018/19. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/581097/number-of-uk-military-personnel-assessed-with-a-mental-disorder/
GOV.UK. "Annual Number of United Kingdom (Uk) Armed Forces Personnel Assessed by Mod Specialist Mental Health Services with a Mental Disorder from 2007/08 to 2018/19." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/581097/number-of-uk-military-personnel-assessed-with-a-mental-disorder/
GOV.UK, Annual number of United Kingdom (UK) Armed Forces personnel assessed by MOD Specialist Mental Health Services with a mental disorder from 2007/08 to 2018/19 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/581097/number-of-uk-military-personnel-assessed-with-a-mental-disorder/ (last visited May 29, 2022)
