Descriptive statistics on age, sex, race, marital status, military service era and mental disorder prevalence are reported in the Table. 1732 mental health diagnoses were coded among the Veteran sample. The top ten mental health diagnostic categories, in descending order of prevalence, included: ...
Objective: To examine relationships between IPV (with and without TBI), mental health, and aging-related health outcomes among men and women Veterans across the lifespan. Design: Cross-sectional analysis of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) administrative data from fiscal years 2000–2019. ...
understanding the day's historical and patriotic significance and how it impacts former military members can help you support and celebrate veterans on this day and throughout the year. It can also encourage veterans to connect with any mental health services they might need to have a more...
The Veterans Health Administration (VA) is the largest integrated health system in the US and provides access to comprehensive primary care. Women
The aim of the study was to identify health concerns of veterans with high-level lower extremity amputations. Through a cross-sectional study, general practitioners, an orthopedic specialist, psychologists, psychiatrists, physiotherapist and prosthetists
Methods: Respondents in the VA Women's Health Project (n = 719) represent a randomly selected subsample from all women who had an ambulatory visit between July 1, 1994 and June 30, 1995 at a large tertiary care VA facility in the Boston area. Summary statistics on eight dimensions of ...
Individuals who use VHA services tend to be of poorer general physical and mental health functioning than the general US population.33,34 Caution should be used in generalizing these findings to nonveterans and women. In addition, future work could examine rank in army or other measure of socio...
The medical needs of veterans – both mental and physical – are unlike those of civilians. Due to higher susceptibility to certain cancers, including mesothelioma, affordable and accessible health care for veterans is imperative. If you’re a veteran and suspect you may have been exposed to ...
TheBob Woodruff Foundationis working to change these grim statistics. It supports an array of programs that serve military vets, including providing and improving mental healthcare as a major part of that work. The Bob Woodruff Foundation’smissionis to “ensure that our nation’s v...
Though the statistics are grim, there are encouraging developments going on in the mental health community that will help to recognize, destigmatize and treat veterans who are suffering. Suffering among veterans is not new. I recently spoke with Dr. Matthew Freedman, a senior adviser at the U....