BACKGROUND Human society has witnessed disasters and wars that left many consequences on families as well as social and individual life of the victims. OBJECTIVES In this research, we compared the psychological health and marital adjustment in Iranian employed veterans with veterans receiving disability pension. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study participants were all of the veterans of Isfahan...

OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence of in-service and post-service sexual assault among combat and noncombat veterans seeking Veteran's Affairs disability benefits for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHODS Cross-sectional survey of 4,918 veterans. RESULTS Surveys were returned by 3,337 veterans (effective response rate, 68%). Among men, 6.5% of combat veterans and 16.5% of noncomba...

An increasing percentage of women are U.S. Military Veterans. We review the substance misuse rates and comorbidities and the risk factors for and consequences of substance use among women Veterans. Women Veterans may have higher rates of substance misuse and comorbid psychiatric and medical disorders than male Veterans and women who are not Veterans. Studies support the AUDIT-C as a scaled mark...

Objectives. Veterans Administration health care enrollment is restricted to veterans with service-connected problems and those who are poor. We determined how many veterans were uninsured, trends in veterans’ coverage, and whether uninsured veterans lacked access to medical care. Methods. We analyzed annual data from 2 federal surveys, the Current Population Survey for the years 1988 to 2005 an...

among patients with chronic unrelieved pain, war veterans of eight years long iraq - iran war deserve especial attention. they not only suffer from severe intractable pain but also should bear some intangible consequences of unrelieved pain and severe disability. this perspective study reviews the outcome of implantation of intrathecal opioid pumps in these patients. ten war veterans (mean age ...

OBJECTIVE We compared mental health service utilization among older, depressed Veterans (60 years or older) with and without coexisting dementia. METHODS This retrospective study examined data from the 2010 Veterans Health Administration National Patient Care Database outpatient treatment files of Veterans with a newly recognized diagnosis of depression (N = 177,710). RESULTS Approximately ...

This study investigated the population prevalence of asthma, bronchitis, and sinusitis among veterans deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq compared to nondeployed veterans. A 2009-2011 population-based health survey of 60,000 veterans (34% response rate) asked about the history of doctor-diagnosed respiratory disease. Analyses included smoking history, deployment status, and year of diagnosis. The ...

To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing a "Let Me Decide" advance directive education program among veterans living in the community, the authors studied 150 veterans in south central Ontario. Thirty-four veterans had preexisting Powers of Attorney and were removed from the analysis, leaving a total sample of 116. Two methods of systematically implementing a directive prog...

Tens of thousands of Iranians were killed and more were physically and/or mentally injured in Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988). During this war the most extensive use of chemical weapons in recent years by Iraq was reported against Iranian veterans and also Iranian and Iraqi civilians. In this study we aimed at finding probable neuropsychological injuries in victims of chemical weapons comparing other...

Tens of thousands of Iranians were killed and more were physically and/or mentally injured in Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988). During this war the most extensive use of chemical weapons in recent years by Iraq was reported against Iranian veterans and also Iranian and Iraqi civilians. In this study we aimed at finding probable neuropsychological injuries in victims of chemical weapons comparing other...