Given military veterans' underutilization of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment, it is important to explore factors that may facilitate or stand in the way of treatment seeking for this population. The purpose of this study was to provide an initial examination of military veterans' mental health literacy as it relates to PTSD and its treatment. One-hundred and 32 post-9/11 veterans were recruited for this web-based study. A vignette-based approach was employed to examine veterans' mental health literacy and relationships between mental health literacy and dimensions of stigma. Consistent with hypotheses, results revealed relatively higher levels of PTSD problem recognition, and lower levels of knowledge about evidence-based treatments and self-help strategies within this veteran sample. Correlational results provided partial support for our hypotheses: Mental health literacy was inversely associated with negative beliefs about mental health problems and treatments, but not significantly related to other dimensions of stigma. This study highlights potential targets for mental health literacy interventions and points to the value of additional research on the role of mental health literacy in veterans' treatment seeking. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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退伍军人的心理健康素养：美国退伍军人对 PTSD 及其治疗了解多少？

鉴于退伍军人未充分利用创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 治疗，探索可能促进或阻碍该人群寻求治疗的因素非常重要。本研究的目的是对退伍军人的心理健康素养进行初步检查，因为它与 PTSD 及其治疗有关。这项基于网络的研究招募了 132 名 9/11 后的退伍军人。采用基于小插曲的方法来检查退伍军人的心理健康素养以及心理健康素养与耻辱维度之间的关系。与假设一致，结果显示该退伍军人样本中的 PTSD 问题识别水平相对较高，而对基于证据的治疗和自助策略的知识水平较低。相关结果为我们的假设提供了部分支持：心理健康素养与对心理健康问题和治疗的负面信念呈负相关，但与污名的其他方面没有显着相关性。本研究强调了心理健康素养干预的潜在目标，并指出了对心理健康素养在退伍军人寻求治疗中的作用进行额外研究的价值。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。本研究强调了心理健康素养干预的潜在目标，并指出了对心理健康素养在退伍军人寻求治疗中的作用进行额外研究的价值。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。本研究强调了心理健康素养干预的潜在目标，并指出了对心理健康素养在退伍军人寻求治疗中的作用进行额外研究的价值。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。