Abstract: Background: Suicide mortality among Vietnam War-era veterans has been examined for nearly five decades. Research on sex-based differences in postwar suicide risk among …
Abstract:In the over half-century since 1968 when the anti-Vietnam War spirit began to surge in America, a pattern of blaming and shunning its veterans became commonplace. …
Abstract: At the 2024 annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, a panel of three esteemed scientists participated in a discussion of the history and …
Abstract: We analyze the short- and long-term effects of the U.S. Vietnam-era military service on veterans’ health outcomes using a restricted version of the National Health …
Abstract: Dioxins are endocrine disruptors that may disturb male sexual and reproductive function. Studies on human populations are limited, and their results are controversial. …
Abstract: Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with incident diabetes. However, past studies have often included predominantly male samples, despite …
Abstract: Background: The number of cases of all types of dementia is increasing, and a significant increase in prevalence has been noted among veterans. Evidence of an association …
Abstract: Agent Orange (AO) was an herbicide mixture that was contaminated with the carcinogenic 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. . Between 1962 and 1971, AO was widely sprayed …
Abstract: Background: Herbicide and pesticide exposure (e.g., agent orange [AO]) is associated with an increased risk of multiple myeloma (MM) due to the contaminant, …
Abstract: Analyses were conducted of reproductive outcomes for conceptions of participants of the Air Force Heath Study. Participants were male Air Force veterans of the Vietnam …
Abstract: Five historians—each an expert on a specific era and issue related to veterans—were asked to ponder the following questions: 1. What are the most important questions …
Abstract: Accurate recall of exposure to traumatic events is essential for diagnosis, treatment and compensation. However, in the context of military combat, reports of …