• Journal: PloS one
Clear all

Study protocol: Identifying transcriptional regulatory alterations of chronic effects of blast and disturbed sleep in United States Veterans

Abstract: Injury related to blast exposure dramatically rose during post-911 era military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is among the most …

Hypertension at the nexus of Veteran status, psychiatric disorders, and traumatic brain injury: Insights from the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Abstract: Variable military service-related experiences, such as combat exposure, psychiatric disorders (PD), and traumatic brain injuries (TBI), may differentially affect the …

Long-term consequences of mothers' and fathers' wartime deployments: Protocol for a two-wave panel study

Abstract: Multiple adjustment difficulties have been associated with children's exposure to recent parental wartime military deployments, but long-term consequences have not yet …

Patterns of social-affective responses to trauma exposure and their relation to psychopathology

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Traumatic event exposure is a risk factor for the development and maintenance of psychopathology. Social-affective responses to trauma exposure (e.g. shame, …

Expanding capabilities to evaluate readiness for return to duty after mTBI: The CAMP study protocol

Abstract: Physical Therapists affiliated with Intrepid Spirit Centers evaluate and treat Active Duty Service Members (ADSM) who have duty-limiting post-concussion symptoms to …

Military sexual trauma-related posttraumatic stress disorder service-connection: Characteristics of claimants and award denial across gender, race, and compared to combat trauma

Abstract: The current study characterizes a cohort of veteran claims filed with the Veterans Benefits Administration for posttraumatic stress disorder secondary to experiencing …

Risk of sexually transmitted infections among U.S. military service members in the setting of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis use

Abstract: BACKGROUND: The evidence for an increased incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among patients utilizing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been …

Women Veterans' perspectives, experiences, and preferences for firearm lethal means counseling discussions

Abstract: Aims: Firearms have become an increasingly common method of suicide among women Veterans, yet this population has rarely been a focus in firearm suicide prevention …

Treatment and life goals among Veterans with Gulf War illness

Abstract: Medically unexplained syndromes (MUS), also termed persistent physical symptoms, are both prevalent and disabling. Yet treatments for MUS are marked by high rates of …

Understanding evidence and provision of services around social isolation and loneliness of military widow/ers: A scoping review

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Whilst the uniqueness of loneliness and social isolation is now recognised for members of the Armed Forces Community, there is currently a lack of evidence …

Process evaluation of the Invictus Pathways Program

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: UniSA's Invictus Pathways Program (IPP), a service program, was originally developed to assist veterans to train for and participate in the Invictus Games. …

Bioenergetic function is decreased in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of veterans with Gulf War illness

Abstract: Gulf War Illness (GWI) is a major health problem for approximately 250,000 Gulf War (GW) veterans, but the etiology of GWI is unclear. We hypothesized that mitochondrial …