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The sample was based on participants from previous phases (2004\u20132006 and 2007\u20132009) and a new randomly selected sample of those who had joined the UK armed forces since 2009.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0007125018001757_sec_a4\" sec-type=\"results\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The prevalence was 6.2% for probable post-traumatic stress disorder, 21.9% for common mental disorders and 10.0% for alcohol misuse. Deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan and a combat role during deployment were associated with significantly worse mental health outcomes and alcohol misuse in ex-serving regular personnel but not in currently serving regular personnel.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0007125018001757_sec_a5\" sec-type=\"conclusion\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings highlight an increasing prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder and a lowering prevalence of alcohol misuse compared with our previous findings and stresses the importance of continued surveillance during service and beyond.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0007125018001757_sec_a6\">\n                    <jats:title>Declaration of interest:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>All authors are based at King's College London which, for the purpose of this study and other military-related studies, receives funding from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). S.A.M.S., M.J., L.H., D.P., S.M. and R.J.R. salaries were totally or partially paid by the UK MoD. The UK MoD provides support to the Academic Department of Military Mental Health, and the salaries of N.J., N.G. and N.T.F. are covered totally or partly by this contribution. D.Mu. is employed by Combat Stress, a national UK charity that provides clinical mental health services to veterans. D.MacM. is the lead consultant for an NHS Veteran Mental Health Service. N.G. is the Royal College of Psychiatrists\u2019 Lead for Military and Veterans\u2019 Health, a trustee of Walking with the Wounded, and an independent director at the Forces in Mind Trust; however, he was not directed by these organisations in any way in relation to his contribution to this paper. N.J. is a full-time member of the armed forces seconded to King's College London. N.T.F. reports grants from the US Department of Defense and the UK MoD, is a trustee (unpaid) of The Warrior Programme and an independent advisor to the Independent Group Advising on the Release of Data (IGARD). S.W. is a trustee (unpaid) of Combat Stress and Honorary Civilian Consultant Advisor in Psychiatry for the British Army (unpaid). S.W. is affiliated to the National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Emergency Preparedness and Response at King's College London in partnership with Public Health England, in collaboration with the University of East Anglia and Newcastle University. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the National Health Service, the NIHR, the Department of Health, Public Health England or the UK MoD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1192\/bjp.2018.175","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,10,8]],"date-time":"2018-10-08T03:02:14Z","timestamp":1538967734000},"page":"690-697","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":225,"title":["Mental health outcomes at the end of the British involvement in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts: a cohort study"],"prefix":"10.1192","volume":"213","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7655-7986","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sharon A. 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