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Research indicates that concerns about disruption of family relationships during military service may be associated with greater posttraumatic stress symptomatology.
Service members who are parents may have additional concerns during deployment about their family’s well-being than non-parent Service members.
Objective: To determine if a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was associated with primary care provider-diagnosed physical disease in the first 5 years post deployment.
The Veterans Hospital's Association (VHA) administrative records of 4,416 OIF/OEF Veterans using the upstate New York Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system were analyzed to determine if a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was associated with primary care provider-diagnosed
Objective: High rates of mental health concerns have been documented in US Army soldiers deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The goal of this study was to compare the postdeployment mental health screening results of US Army soldiers with 1 or 2 deployments to Iraq.
Retrospective data were used to determine the association between multiple deployments to Iraq and post-deployment mental health problems (e.g., posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD], depression, anxiety), as identified by mental health screening outcomes for U.S.
Objective: To examine whether a caregiver’s attachment style is associated with patient cognitive trajectory after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Setting: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major concern among military members, and it is important to understand how to best care for military members affected by a TBI.
Objective: We examined rates of overweight and obesity in a sample of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans setting up routine care within 1 Veterans Affairs medical center and examined associations between weight and measures of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PT