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Veterans Affairs patient database (VAPD 2014–2017): Building Nationwide Granular data for Clinical Discovery

Abstract: To study patient physiology throughout a period of acute hospitalization, we sought to create accessible, standardized nationwide data at the level of the individual …

Factsheet Memorials

Abstract: Since the Second World War, more than 22,000 service personnel and militarised civilians serving in the Netherlands armed services have lost their lives during wars and …

Factsheet ‘Veterans and their missions’ in the Netherlands

Abstract: Under the Veterans Act, which entered into force in 2014 in the Netherlands, a veteran is “the serviceman or servicewoman, former serviceman or servicewoman, or former …

Factsheet ‘Veteran Status’

Abstract: This factsheet explores the meaning of the term veteran in the Netherlands and what determines veteran status. Since the publication of the ‘Coherent Care for …

Factsheet ‘Veterans’ Card Holders’ in the Netherlands

Abstract: The Dutch government recognises the special achievements of its veterans by, among other things, granting them a veterans’ card. The former Stichting Dienstverlening …

Factsheet ‘Wishes and needs of veterans’ in the Netherlands

Abstract: What are the wishes and needs of veterans? The answer to this question is of great importance to the parties shaping and implementing the veterans’ policy, such as the …

Delivering the Armed Forces Covenant Locally

Abstract: This report highlights the action that UK councils and their partners are taking to deliver the objectives of the Armed Forces Covenant and the important part that the …

Factsheet 'Unexplained Physical Symptoms'

This fact sheet explores terms used to describe physical symptoms that are not easily explained and result from the health risks to which Service personnel are exposed during …

Factsheet ‘Veteran in the Classroom’

Abstract: This fact sheet explores the educational programme 'Veteran in the Classroom', which is part of a broader educational programme of the National Veterans' Day Committee …

Factsheet ‘Feelings of guilt and shame after peacekeeping missions’

Abstract: This fact sheet explores veteran experiences of guilt and shame following peacekeeping missions. During a deployment, service personnel can be confronted with various …

Transforming Veteran identity through community engagement: A chaplain–psychologist collaboration to address moral injury

Abstract: Moral injury (MI) is gaining traction within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as an essential construct for understanding an important dimension of suffering …

The impact of military service on the mental health of older UK veterans: A qualitative study

Abstract: Background: There may be ongoing psychological problems associated with military service later in life; yet as the elderly in the general population also suffer from …