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Current challenges in female veterans' health.
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Military Mental Health
 
LATEST FEATURES
April 30, 2013
Lesson No. 1 For Physicians: The Customer is Always Right
My first patient had so many things wrong; he left before I could examine his heart and lungs, ask about chest pain, or reconcile his medication list.... More »
October 8, 2012
The Military Can Do More To Prevent Suicides
James Dao reports in the New York Times that the military is considering 2 steps to reduce its startling rate of active duty suicides—which is... More »
September 19, 2012
The Epidemic of Military Suicide
With understandable urgency, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has made suicide one of his top priorities, instructing commanders at all levels to... More »
May 24, 2012
Humana Military Healthcare Services - Immediate Permanent and Locums Psychiatry Opportunities
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May 17, 2012
Video: Integrated Care Programs Designed to Help Soldiers
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October 28, 2011
Military Mental Health: An Army of Children
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The health costs of war: can they be measured? Lessons from El Salvador | BMJ
www.bmj.com - 7/14/00
Background The 198092 civil war in El Salvador was the culmination of decades of militarisation, intense political violence, and repression which produced thousands of victims.57 Violations of international codes of war conduct, mostly by the government's armed forces, routinely took place during the war. Horrifying descriptions of massacres of children, women, and elderly people; killings of wounded and sick in hospital wards; assassinations of civilians; and executions of prisoners have been repor
 
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Current challenges in female veterans' health.
pubmed.gov - 9/1/12
Abstract Women in the U.S. military are technically barred from serving in combat specialties, positions, or units; however, since Operation Desert Storm, women have served in forward positions in greater numbers. This increased involvement in combat zones has resulted in exposures to trauma, injury, and a myriad of environmental hazards associated with modern war. Some of these hazards present new health risks specifically relevant to women who have been deployed to or recently returned from Iraq or Afghanistan or both. To address this evolving public health concern, the Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) convened a 1-day interdisciplinary scientific conference, with speakers and attendees from civilian, military, and veteran settings. The purpose of the conference was to reveal the state-of-the-science on the health of the female veteran and to focus attention on recent advances in biomedical research related to female veterans' health. The following topics were discussed:
The incidence of and risk factors for emergence delirium in U.S. military combat veterans.
pubmed.gov - 7/31/12
The purpose of this research was to identify the incidence and potential risk factors for emergence delirium (ED) in a U.S. military combat veteran surgical population at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton. ED is a postanesthetic phenomenon that occurs immediately after emergence from general anesthesia and is characterized by agitation, confusion, and violent behavior. Clinical evidence suggests that ED is increasingly seen among military personnel returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that the incidence of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are higher in this population than in noncombat troops or nonmilitary populations. The incidence of ED in this sample of 130 postoperative military personnel with combat exposure was 20% (n=26). Those previously diagnosed with a psychological disorder had a higher rate of ED (50%) than those who did not (17.5%), (2)=5.53, P<.05. There was a positive relationship between ED in veterans who reported greater
Risky business: challenges and successes in military radiation risk communication.
pubmed.gov - 7/19/12
Given the general public's overall lack of knowledge about radiation and their heightened fear of its harmful effects, effective communication of radiation risks is often difficult. This is especially true when it comes to communicating the radiation risks stemming from military operations. Part of this difficulty stems from a lingering distrust of the military that harkens back to the controversy surrounding Veteran exposures to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War along with the often classified nature of many military operations. Additionally, there are unique military exposure scenarios, such as the use of nuclear weapons and combat use of depleted uranium as antiarmor munitions that are not found in the civilian sector. Also, the large, diverse nature of the military makes consistent risk communication across the vast and widespread organization very difficult. This manuscript highlights and discusses both the common and the distinctive challenges of effectively communicating
Incarceration among male veterans: relative risk of imprisonment and differences between veteran and nonveteran inmates.
pubmed.gov - 5/31/12
Using data from national surveys of jail and prison inmates conducted in 2002 and 2004, the authors found that male veterans in the age group that entered military service in the early years of the All Volunteer Force (AVF) were at greater risk of incarceration than nonveterans of similar age and ethnicity, whereas veterans who enlisted in later years of the AVF had less risk of incarceration than nonveterans. Although White veterans tend to have greater risk of incarceration than nonveteran Whites, Black and Hispanic veterans were at less risk than their nonveteran peers, although they are at greater risk than White veterans. These patterns are best explained by changes over time and in differential effects across racial/ethnic groups of recruiting practices, accession standards, and in civilian employment opportunities rather than combat trauma or other adverse experiences in the military. For example, reductions in the relative risk for incarceration of veterans during the AVF
Couple functioning and post-traumatic stress symptoms in US Army couples: the role of resilience.
pubmed.gov - 4/2/12
The purpose of this study was to investigate combat-related post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and couple relationships in Army couples. US Army combat veteran couples (N = 66 couples) completed self-report questionnaires on couple functioning, coercion, resilience, and PTSS. In 23% of the couples (n = 15), both members had PTSS above the clinical cut-off for suspected Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Higher levels of PTSS were associated with lower couple functioning and resilience. Individuals with high resilience scores reported higher couple functioning scores, regardless of PTSS (p = .004). Future researchers should focus on the role of resilience in relation to couple functioning, and ways to amplify resilience in military couples.
 
PRACTICE GUIDELINES
Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2010-2011: Section 2 (continued)
www.ahrq.gov - 8/31/10
Reviews the evidence for and against hundreds of preventive health services, recommending tests, and counseling interventions when evidence exists that it is effective.
ACP Adult Immunization Initiative
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CONNECTIVITY PROBLEM:. Try again later. Search. Clinical Information. On December 12, 2002, President Bush announced a multi-phase plan to administer the smallpox vaccine to 500, 000 members of the military,
ACP-ASIM Bioterrorism Resource Center
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Rapid diagnostic tests, such as antigen detection, IgM enzyme immunoassay, immunostaining, and polymerase chain reaction are available only at selected state health departments, the CDC, and the military.



 
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