Abstract: Background: Substance use disorder (SUD) exacts a devastating psychosocial and medicolegal toll in Veterans. Despite the availability of quality SUD care provided by the …
Abstract: Introduction: Military personnel are a unique population with heightened vulnerability to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), often exhibiting higher prevalence rates …
Abstract: Introduction: There are high rates of co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use among women Veterans. Given the growing number of midlife women …
Abstract:The phenomenon of Military sexual trauma (MST)among male survivors is significantly underreported and lacking in scholarly research. The purpose of this qualitative …
Abstract:The aim of this study is to better understand the role of spirituality in reducing the adverse effects of mental health conditions on Veterans’ quality of life. The …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: In July 2021, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) implemented a nationwide inhaler formulary change affecting approximately 260,000 veterans with chronic …
Abstract: Chronic pain is highly prevalent among Veterans and contributes to poor surgical recovery. This pilot quality improvement project evaluated a structured postoperative …
Abstract:This qualitative study considered how new counselors described their experiences constructing military cultural competence through supervision by a military veteran. A …
Abstract: Introduction: Relugolix is the only oral androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) approved for advanced prostate cancer (PC). Real-world evidence on treatment patterns and …
Abstract:On average, every 11 minutes in the United States, someone dies by suicide, and within the year 2020 alone, 45,979 individual lives were lost (Centers for Disease Control …
Abstract:Despite national initiatives designed to expand healthcare programs and resources for veterans, there is a lack of knowledge about military culture and health problems …
Abstract: Using the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), this article explores the association between military service and mortality among American men over age 50 between 1992 and …