A comprehensive searchable repository providing access to international evidence and reports about the Armed Forces community. Updated each month using robust methodology, the repository can be used confidently by all to identify and access relevant evidence. A user-friendly search tool is available to support your research needs and includes the ability to specify key words, themes, author, year of publication, country of origin, methods used, and whether items have been peer reviewed.
Abstract: Introduction Aging United States Military Veterans are at an increased risk of developing dementia compared to the general population due to both military and …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: In several Western nations, cancers of the colon and rectum have been steadily increasing in persons younger than age 50. Although the age at which to begin …
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Serious Mental Illness (SMI) adds complexity to end of life care including medical decision making. For complex patients, enrollment in team-based hospice …
Abstract:Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitalization and mortality rates associated with COVID-19 have consistently been higher than those for seasonal influenza.1-3 …
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: An estimated 5.6 million individuals in the U.S. experience limb loss and absence, but national estimates exclude Military Health System (MHS) …
Abstract: Objective: This study aimed to examine associations between deployment to US military bases with open burn pits and mental health conditions and injury-related mortality …
Abstract: This article discusses the development of boys and young men and mental health outcomes in the military. In the context of what remains a predominantly male and often …
Abstract: Individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at increased risk for hazardous drinking, which often complicates treatment and affects trauma-focused …
Abstract:Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is marked by distressing and often chronic symptoms, including the reliving and re-experiencing of trauma memories, avoidance, …
Abstract: Preventing suicide is challenging because there are no ways to reliably determine when someone is about transition from a lower to higher risk state. Dynamic interactions …
Abstract: Military service members admitted to inpatient psychiatry for self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITBs) represent an at-risk group for continued SITBs and …
Abstract: Background: Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH) services are a national priority for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system and can be effective …