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Solving the dilemma of polypharmacy with patient-based medical cannabis regimens: harm reduction in the Canadian Veteran population

Abstract: Polypharmacy is a major issue in the Canadian Veteran population. In addition to PTSD, veterans suffer from multiple mental and physical health issues, commonly …

Drinking motivations in UK serving and ex-serving military personnel

Abstract: Background:Drinking motivations within the UK military have not been studied despite the high prevalence of alcohol misuse in this group. Aims: We aimed to characterize …

The Strategy for our Veterans - Taking the Strategy Forward in Scotland

Abstract: The Strategy for our Veterans was published in November 2018. It sought to build on the work by organisations across the public, private and charitable sectors to …

Hierarchies of wounding: Media framings of ‘combat’ and ‘non-combat’ injury

Abstract: In this article, we examine the representational practices of British newspapers in relation to forms of military injury. Using critical discourse analysis, we studied …

Loneliness among Veterans in the Netherlands

Abstract: Loneliness among military veterans may have unique features because of deployment-related experiences. Consequently, loneliness is increasingly recognized as an issue …

The impact of trauma exposure and moral injury on UK military veterans: a qualitative study

Abstract: Background: Exposure to a potentially morally injurious event (PMIE) has been found to be associated with a range of adverse mental health outcomes. However, how the …

Veterans in Classrooms: Post Traumatic Stress, Seating Preferences, and Achievement

Abstract: Anecdotal knowledge and qualitative research has suggested that previously deployed combat veterans prefer particular seating locations. Students at a university near a …

A Factor Analysis of the Suicide Cognitions Scale in Veterans with Military Sexual Trauma-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Abstract: The Suicide Cognitions Scale (SCS) assesses suicide-specific cog-nitions which may drive suicide risk. Nonetheless, prior work has been mixed regarding optimal factor …

Confidentiality and psychological treatment of moral injury: the elephant in the room

Abstract: Morally injurious incidents may present ethical or legal quandaries, yet how military or civilian clinicians should manage such disclosures is poorly understood. …

Long-Term Correlates of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury on Postconcussion Symptoms After Deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan in the UK Military

Abstract: We assessed whether mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) reported by UK service personnel between2007 and 2009 was associated with postconcussion symptoms (PCS) 7 to 8 …

U.S. military Veterans’ health and well-being in the first year after service

Abstract: Introduction: This study examined the health and well-being of U.S. veterans during the first year after military service and tested several hypotheses regarding …

Mental Health Outcomes Among Military Service Members After Severe Injury in Combat and TBI

Abstract: Introduction: Studies examining the mental health outcomes of military personnel deployed into combat zones have focused on the risk of developing post-traumatic stress …