Demand for Mental Health Services Rises for Veterans
The mental health services of the Veterans Administration (VA) form an important component of the organized mental health care delivery system in the United States. The 140 VA organizations delivering mental health care represented 3 percent of all mental health organizations in the U.S. in 1986,...
Now, a new study led by Boston University School of Public Health researchers has found that this shortage ofmental health caremay contribute to an increase in suicide-related events (SREs) among veterans, a population that is burdened by suicide at a greater rate than the general population. ...
For many veterans, symptoms of a mental health disability may first appear while on active duty. Veterans can experience symptoms of anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or dissociative identity disorder during their service, but might not be fully diagnosed until many years after. T...
Nearly 88 percent of the individuals who took part in theadvocacy group’s annual surveyhave used Veterans Affairs health care in the past, and 77 percent of the group have a disability rating of 70 percent or more, making them eligible for a host of Veterans Affairs assistance. ...
A unique partnership to support private efforts to provide mental health services to veterans and their families could provide a model for similar efforts should federal officials decide to expand privately provided health care as part of reform of the V
Comparing outcomes of veterans who served in Vietnam and those who served elsewhere, we examined treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, treatment of other mental health conditions, psychiatric treatment location, and six mental health well-being measures. The analytic sample consisted of nationally...
In order to alleviate the burden of mental health problems in low- and middle-income countries, the World Health Organization has developed a guideline to integrate mental health into primary health care. The framework was used to assess the Vietnam ment
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Eventually I found myself with the Veterans’ Complex Treatment Service at St Andrew’s Healthcare. It was such a relief and I have been under the care of my therapist, Victoria Lucas, since then and undergoing CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) which is working for me. ...