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: 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
Medical records of Veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) with established routine care within Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers were examined to investigate the potential relationships between weight and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD
Objective: This study analyzed data from a national survey of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans to improve understanding of mental health services use and perceived barriers.
As part of the National Post-Deployment Adjustment Study, 1,388 Veterans completed a survey to improve the understanding of mental health services use and perceived barriers to use in Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans.
Background and Objectives: It is not knownwhether parental activity levels influence children’s physical fitness. Members of the military are required to maintain standards of physical fitness, whereas the civilian population is not.
A group of 170 third-grade students participated in this study to determine whether children of military parents are healthier and more active than children of civilian parents.
This study examined interrelationships among combat exposure, symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and family adjustment in a sample of male and female Operation Desert Storm veterans (N = 1,512).