Army

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is often an invisible and hard-to-diagnosis disorder that can have large impacts on Service members’ functioning.

Suicides are increasing among active duty US Army soldiers. To help focus prevention strategies, we characterized 56 US Army suicides that occurred from 2005 to 2007 in 17 US states using two large-scale surveillance systems.

The authors of this study provided descriptive data for U.S. Army suicides that occurred from 2005 to 2007 in 17 U.S. states using two large scale surveillance systems: National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) and the Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER).

Introduction: This study reports on the feasibility of using validated mental health screening instruments for deployed Operation Iraqi Freedom military personnel. Methods: For a 3-month period in 2005, all service members (N = 296) who initially presented to the U.S.

Service members who presented to the U.S. Military Hospital Kuwait for an initial appointment participated in a study on the feasibility of using validated mental health screening instruments for deployed Operation Iraqi Freedom military personnel.

Background: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is associated with reduced depressive symptoms, quality of life improvements, behavioral activation, and increased acceptance among veterans.

This is a qualitative examination of barriers to completion of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program for Veterans offered at Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound. Researchers examined barriers to enrollment, barriers to completion, and intervention-related challenges.

Male veterans and their spouses (N = 218) attending one of six-week-long retreats were assessed for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms pre- and postintervention. Participants were evaluated using the PTSD checklist (PCL), on which, a score of >49 indicates clinical symptom levels.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating disorder affecting many Veterans and their families, and there is a need for evidence-based treatment options for these families.

Background Veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) have endured high combat stress and are eligible for two years of free military service–related health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system, yet little is known about the burden and c