OBJECTIVE This study examined posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a potential moderating variable in the relationship between social support and elevated suicide risk in a sample of treatment-seeking Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans. METHOD As part of routine care, self-reported marital status, satisfaction with social networks, PTSD, and recent suicidality were assessed in Veterans (N=4...

Purpose: to study the features of motivation and psycho-emotional state in competitive activities veteran judokas. Material methods. The pedagogical research used analysis generalization scientific methodological literature, surveys athletes specialists judo, videos highly qualified judokas judokas, methods mathematical statistics. Results: level sphere athletes' personality was assessed by a m...

The Veteran Peoplehood Model can provide a unifying theoretical framework for the field of Veterans Studies. will also enrich and expand by providing model purposeful inquiry as well support primary goals Studies; namely, increasing understanding between civilians veterans improving veteran-centric healthcare, economic programs, academic legislation.

Studies of the long-term cardiovascular consequences of combat stress are few and inconclusive. The association between remote exposure to combat and subclinical atherosclerosis was assessed among 5,347 men in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. Coronary artery plaque and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) were compared between non-veterans and veterans with and without one or mor...

Abstract Tinnitus is prevalent among military Veterans, yet there a gap between the demand and provision of services for tinnitus rehabilitation within Veterans Health Administration (VHA). We sought to understand service needs preferences with bothersome who use Affairs (VA) services. conducted semistructured telephone interviews in 2019 diagnosed tinnitus, reported it as bothersome. were purp...

OBJECTIVE Tuberculosis was a major cause of morbidity and manpower loss in the Armed Forces during World War II. Military control programmes commenced in the 1950s but were initially limited in scope by the many recruits who were already tuberculin positive on enlistment. The aim of our study was to examine whether veterans have an increased risk of tuberculosis compared with non-veterans. ME...

This article presents a study of the value archaeological excavation as non-medical intervention to support mental health and wellbeing among military veterans. Beginning by discussing quantitative psychological data that shows it is effective, considers qualitative from UK, Georgian, Ukrainian veterans begin establishing “how” archaeology effective.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration cares for approximately 15% of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) in the United States. However, the nature and characteristics of pain among veterans with SCI are not well understood. This study used a postal survey to compare veterans with SCI and nonveterans with SCI on pain intensity; pain interference; functioning; and ot...

PURPOSE To examine whether differences exist between rural and urban veterans in terms of initiation of psychotherapy, delay in time from diagnosis to treatment, and dose of psychotherapy sessions. METHODS Using a longitudinal cohort of veterans obtained from national Veterans Affairs databases (October 2003 through September 2004), we extracted veterans with a new diagnosis of depression, an...

342. Epidemiology of Escherichia coli Sequence Type 131 in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center Dimitri M. Drekonja, MD, MS; Brian Johnston, BA; Stephen Porter; Connie Clabots; Ruth Amway, RN; Michael A. Kuskowski, PhD; James R. Johnson, MD; Infectious Diseases, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN; Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Minnesota, Minneapoli...