Objective: Parental deployment is associated with children's increased mental health needs. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common pediatric mental health diagnosis.
Children of Service members often experience added stress and disruption during deployment, which can be especially difficult for youth with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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: 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
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