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Employment and Vocational Rehabilitation Experiences among Veterans with Polytrauma/Traumatic Brain Injury History

Abstract: Evidence suggests that Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans with polytrauma/traumatic brain injury (TBI) history and neurobehavioral symptoms may face difficulties returning …

Civic Service as an Intervention to Promote Psychosocial Health and Implications for Mental Health in Post-9/11/01 Era Women Veterans

Abstract: Women veterans experience significant morbidity with poorer health and mental health outcomes relative to nonveteran counterparts. Little is known about how to best …

Identity Disruption and its Association with Mental Health among Veterans with Reintegration Difficulty

Abstract: Most research and theory on identity integration focuses on adolescents and young adults under age 30, and relatively little is known about how identity adjusts to major …

Homelessness and Money Mismanagement in Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans

Abstract: This study examined the link between money mismanagement and subsequent homelessness among veterans. Veterans were randomly selected from a roster of all US military …

Transition Services Utilization Among US Women Veterans: A Secondary Analysis of a National Survey

The purpose of this study was to explore the military-to-civilian transition experiences among US women veterans. This study used a survey to examine employment and personal …

Military Sexual Assault in Transgender Veterans: Results From a Nationwide Survey

Abstract: There is limited understanding about the frequency of military sexual assault (MSA) in transgender veterans, characteristics associated with MSA, or subsequent mental and …

Mental Health Burden in Enlisted and Commissioned U.S. Military Veterans: Importance of Indirect Trauma Exposure in Commissioned Veterans

Abstract: The objective of the study is to 1) identify sociodemographic and military differences between enlisted and commissioned U.S. military veterans; (2) examine …

Using Veterans Socials to Build a Community: Feasibility of the VOICES Intervention

Abstract: Increasing social connection and access to care has been found to decrease the rate of suicide in U.S. veterans. The Veteran Outreach Into the Community to Expand Social …

The cross-sectional association of frailty with chronic past and current use of benzodiazepine drugs

Abstract: Background: Frailty, a clinical syndrome characterized by vulnerability to stressors resulting from multisystemic loss of physiological reserve. The use of …

Attachment Style and Risk of Suicide Attempt Among New Soldiers in the U.S. Army

Abstract: Among U.S. Army soldiers suicide attempts (SAs) are a significant public health concern, particularly early in service. We examined the association of attachment style …

Improving the effectiveness of embedded behavioral health personnel through situational judgment training

Abstract: Embedding behavioral health (EBH) personnel into operational units has emerged as a major trend within the US military. These positions require skillsets in addition to …

Association of Gulf War Illness-Related Symptoms with Military Exposures among 1990–1991 Gulf War Veterans Evaluated at the War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC)

Abstract: Veterans with difficult-to-diagnose conditions who receive care in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system can be referred for evaluation at one of …