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This review aims to explore how mental healthcare needs are met in large-scale combat operations using non-specialty personnel.

Leveraging non-specialty personnel for mental health support in large-scale combat operations: A scoping review

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A scoping review explores interventions by non-specialized personnel addressing mental health in combat settings, suggesting new approaches.

This review aims to explore how mental healthcare needs are met in large-scale combat operations using non-specialty personnel.
Conducted a scoping review following Arksey and O'Malley's five-stage framework.
Performed a systematic search across four databases including PubMed and PsycINFO.
Included literature from 23 studies meeting defined criteria and categorized interventions.
Mapped interventions onto the Stress Continuum Model.
Identified roles for leaders, trained peers, and non-specialty personnel in psychological support.
Proposed a flexible conceptual model for mental health care in austere operational environments.
Demonstrated the importance of scalable, mission-adaptive approaches to mental health care.

Katzovitz et al. (2026) studied this question.

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A scoping review explores interventions by non-specialized personnel addressing mental health in combat settings, suggesting new approaches.