Recently, there have been reports in the news media of increased risk of suicide among current and former U.S. military personnel, particularly those who are serving or have served in either Afghanistan or Iraq, as part of Operations Enduring Freedom or Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) (1). This review examines relevant published studies and government reports that address suicide among current and form...

Subthreshold posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with increased risk for suicidality, depression, and functional impairment. We thus conducted a small (N=12) pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) with paroxetine for subthreshold PTSD in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) era veterans. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) scores improved by 30.4...

On June 28, 2012 the United States Supreme Court upheld the Patient Rights and Affordable Care Act (ACA), which was signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2010. The individual mandate and the extension of Medicaid eligibility are the primary components of ACA and have drawn a great deal of attention from the media and public. However, little attention has focused on how ACA will affect ve...

The experience of providing self-regulating therapy to combat-injured infantry soldiers at Madigan Army Medical Center is rich in lessons and potential benefits. ‘‘Wounded Warriors’’ from Operation Iraqi Freedom/ Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) deployments with prolonged somatic symptoms of chronic traumatic headache, disordered sleep, cognitive and affective deficits, and autonomic hypera...