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<p>The Mental Health Services Data Set does not capture this information. Therefore,
the attached data is from the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) dataset
only.</p><p> </p><p>IAPT is run by the National Health Service in England and offers
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence-approved therapies for treating
people with anxiety and depression. Data about the IAPT programme is available from
April 2012 and it is therefore not possible to provide data for years prior to this.</p><p>
</p><p>The IAPT dataset records whether a referral is for a patient who has been a
member of the British Armed Forces (BAF). It is not possible to identify the type
of Armed Forces Service that the patient belonged to, or whether the patient was a
regular or reserve veteran.</p><p> </p><p>The number of referrals for ex-BAF personnel
that have been received, entered treatment and finished a course of treatment for
all years up to 2017-18, grouped by the type of diagnosis problem, submitted as an
ICD-10 code, are displayed in the attached tables.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Digital does
not hold any further information about ex-BAF personnel with mental health problems.
Some relevant data is also available from the Ministry of Defence website, at the
following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-mental-health-annual-statistics-financial-year-201718"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-mental-health-annual-statistics-financial-year-201718</a></p>
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