Treatment for Symptoms of Chronic Military Service-Related PTSD
Approximately 27% of military personnel sought medical assistance for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder through a Veterans Affairs (VA) health facility between 2002 and 2010, according to a...
View ArticlePsychological Costs of War: Military Combat and Mental Health
Due to the intense nature and duration of the post-9/11 conflicts, the United States has needed to help an increasingly large pool of veterans who require long-term medical and mental health care. More...
View ArticleMild Traumatic Brain Injury, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and National Guard...
Mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) is often described as a “signature injury” of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), primarily due to the prevalence of...
View ArticleHomeless Veterans Who Served in Iraq and Afghanistan: Comparisons with...
Homeless veterans, common in many cities and towns throughout the United States, account for between 20-25% of the overall homeless population. The Veteran’s Administration counted nearly 67,500...
View ArticleSuicide Mortality Among Patients Treated by the Veterans Health...
The issue of military suicide has received significant attention recently, primarily because of the high number of suicides among active-duty service members. As the 2012 Time magazine cover story “One...
View ArticleCost of long-term medical and disability benefits to Afghanistan and Iraq...
To understand the true cost of war, one must consider not only the military operations themselves, but also the loss of life and the need of returning veterans for long-term medical and disability...
View ArticleIntimate Relationships Among Returning Soldiers: Negative Emotionality, PTSD...
Since the Iraq and Afghanistan wars began a decade ago, more than 2 million Americans have served in these conflicts. Many have children and partners who are affected by their absence, and even when...
View ArticleTreatment Receipt by Veterans After a PTSD Diagnosis in PTSD, Mental Health,...
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a common experience among returning veterans. According to a 2011 report by the Congressional Research Service, 27% of veterans who used VA health care between...
View ArticleImproving Risk Assessment of Violence among Military Veterans
Why do some veterans become violent after deployment and others slip easily back into normal life? What experiences either post-, pre- or during service can trigger aggression or domestic violence? How...
View ArticleWomen in the U.S. military and combat roles: Research roundup
On January 23, 2013, the Pentagon indicated that it would lift its ban on allowing women to serve in combat roles. The announcement comes after a long and complex series of legal and professional...
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