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Veterans have higher rates of anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and may be vulnerable to mental health consequences of the Covid‐19 pandemic. More than half of veterans who meet mental illness criteria do not seek help. This study screened for clinical symptoms and evaluated the efficacy of a brief, online social‐contact‐based video intervention in increasing treatment‐seeking intentions among veterans. We hypothesized that the video‐based intervention would increase treatment‐seeking intentions more than written vignette and control conditions.

One hundred seventy‐two veterans were randomized to either a (a) brief video‐based intervention; (b) written vignette intervention, or (c) nonintervention control group. In the 3‐min video, a veteran previously diagnosed with PTSD described his symptom reactivation by Covid‐19, his barriers to care, and how …