Several self-care web-based resources are available online, and patients may find these resources useful as a quick source of information or as a supplement to an appointment with a physician.
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 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
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.