Background: Depression and anxiety as the most common psychiatric problems in survivors of traumatic events pose a significant burden on health systems families. Objectives: This study was conducted to determine impact group cognitive-behavioral therapy depression war veterans. Methods: quasi-experimental with pre-test post-test control group. The statistical population included all men disabil...

The long-term health consequences of war service remain unclear, despite burgeoning scientific interest. A longitudinal cohort study of a random sample of Australian Vietnam veterans was designed to assess veterans' postwar physical and mental health 36 years after the war (2005-2006) and to examine its relation to Army service, combat, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) assessed 14 year...

Intake of excessive bromide can induce a condition termed bromism, with neurological, psychiatric, dermatological, and possibly endocrine effects. It has been suggested that intake of PB by PGW veterans may have induced symptoms of bromism, which may account for some illnesses in PGW veterans (Allan, 1997). This chapter evaluates the evidence for this hypothesis, briefly reviewing the symptoms,...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), As disorders  in which psychological symptoms following a stressful event or trauma occurred such as war and floods, accidents, terror and comorbidity between anxiety disorders and complex nature of PTSD , We have to assessments and new treatment demands. The aim of this study was to determine "The most effectiveness of cognitive behavioral thera...

OBJECTIVE To review the clinical findings in the first 1000 veterans seen in the Ministry of Defence's Gulf war medical assessment programme to examine whether there was a particular illness related to service in the Gulf. DESIGN Case series of 1000 veterans who presented to the programme between 11 October 1993 and 24 February 1997. SUBJECTS Gulf war veterans. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Diagn...

extractthis study have been done in the american university of beirut medical center for recognizing the skills of nurses in counseling for facilitating mental and physical rehabilitation of war disabled. this center was admitted veterans from ten years ago. this study showed important role of nurses in rehabilitation persons who were disabled from war conflict, terrible events related to war, ...

Background: Veterans of the first Gulf War have higher rates of medical and psychiatric symptoms than nondeployed military personnel. Methods: To assess the prevalence of and risk factors for current anxiety disorders in Gulf War veterans, we administered a structured telephone interview to a population-based sample of 4886 military personnel from Iowa at enlistment. Participants were randomly ...

Limited evidence shows that time-limited residential treatment (RT) is beneficial for homeless people with serious mental illness. The Department of Veterans Affairs has established 11 specialty programs for homeless female veterans. We present data comparing 1-year clinical outcomes in a group of veterans who did and did not receive at least 30 days of RT. Clients of the Homeless Women Veteran...