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Unique Needs and Challenges of Women Veteran Students with Disabilities: Conceptualizing Identity in Higher Education

Abstract: This paper focuses on interviews conducted with women veterans with disabilities in Virginia and how they feel their needs would best be met as they transition to …

Nietzsche’s Abyss: This Veteran’s Dilemma

Abstract: I have discovered a disconnect in my narrative. I recognize that I had compartmentalized my life: there were my growing up years, my service years in the United States …

A Personal Reckoning with Veteran Identity

Abstract: As a former career Army officer and a veteran of 25 years, I explore the evolution of my own veteran identity and its inherent assumptions, and examine how veteran …

The National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study: A Narrative Review and Future Directions

Abstract: United States (U.S.) veterans are substantially older than their non-veteran counterparts. However, nationally representative, population-based data on the unique health …

A preliminary examination of a posttraumatic growth-based program for veteran mental health

Abstract: Prevalence studies of combat veterans from the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan reveal that up to 20% experience some type of psychiatric disorder as a result of …

Mental Health, Sexual Orientation, and Perceived Social Network Support in Relation to Hazardous Alcohol Consumption Among Active Duty Military Men

Abstract: Knowledge surrounding perceived network support and alcohol consumption among active duty U.S. military personnel is limited, particularly among sexual minorities. We …

The influence of sleep disturbances and sleep disorders on pain outcomes among veterans: A systematic scoping review

Abstract: Chronic nonmalignant pain, sleep disturbances and sleep disorders are highly prevalent conditions among U.S. military veterans. Evidence summaries highlight the …

The impact of moral injury and disclosure of military experiences on Veterans

Abstract: While many veterans face physical, psychological, and spiritual difficulties, research suggests that the reintegration process from military service to civilian life is a …

African American Veterans Career Transition Using the Transition Goals, Plans, Success (GPS) Program as a Model for Success

Abstract: Increased deployments to combat operation areas have resulted in veterans transitioning from the military in more significant numbers. Likewise, African American veterans …

The children and families of combat-injured Service members

Abstract: This book chapter features in the book 'Combat and Operational Behavioral Health', which is a resource for all healthcare professionals as they strive to provide the …

The Veterans Affairs Patient Safety Center of Inquiry—Suicide Prevention Collaborative: Creating Novel Approaches to Suicide Prevention Among Veterans Receiving Community Services

Abstract: Background: While the US Department of Veterans Affairs has made significant strides to prevent veteran suicide, efforts have largely targeted veterans actively engaged …

Children and Grief: When a Parent Dies

Abstract: Drawing upon extensive interviews and assessments of school-age children who have lost a parent to death, this book offers a richly textured portrait of the mourning …