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Providers’ role in building patient buy-in for treating chronic pain and PTSD: Veterans’ perspectives on interactions with providers

Abstract:Background: Patients with co-occurring chronic pain and PTSD are especially vulnerable to debilitating symptoms and frustrating experiences seeking healthcare. The …

Providers’ role in building patient buy-in for treating chronic pain and PTSD: Veterans’ perspectives on interactions with providers

Abstract: Background: Patients with co-occurring chronic pain and PTSD are especially vulnerable to debilitating symptoms and frustrating experiences seeking healthcare. The …

A qualitative analysis of the experience of gambling harm and accessing support among United Kingdom Armed Forces personnel

Abstract: Background: Military personnel (both currently serving and veterans) are vulnerable to harm from gambling, yet many are reluctant to seek help. The aims of this study …

Exploring staff beliefs about unplanned discharge and related harms in VA substance use disorder residential programs: A qualitative study

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Unplanned discharge is common in substance use disorder (SUD) residential programs and associated with worse outcomes such as relapse and suicide. There is …

The challenge of integrating individual and social self-identities among Israeli combat Veterans

Abstract: Military service can foster a sense of efficacy, self-value, and belonging, but it can also lead to longitudinal stress and inner conflict. Although combat veterans often …

Medicalizing violence: The institutional politics of trauma in Veterans treatment courts

Abstract: Criminal court actors engage in medicalization as they negotiate the balance of punitive and rehabilitative responses in their work, particularly in cases of low-level …

Navigating psychiatric concerns in a Veteran reporting Gulf War illness: A case report

Abstract: Gulf War illness (GWI) is a chronic condition affecting nearly a third of Gulf War veterans and is characterized by persistent symptoms across a number of physical and …

Fallout: the psychosocial harms of negative military discharge experiences

Abstract: Military discharge marks a pivotal life transition, often resulting in loss of identity, purpose, and belonging. Negative discharge experiences are further associated …

Navigating PTSD and VA resources: The journey of black male Veterans

Abstract:Challenges among all veterans in being diagnosed, accessing, and navigating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during and after military service have been extensively …

Soldier first or loyal military wife? What women in dual-service relationships reveal about the contemporary gendering of militaries

Abstract: Recent and ongoing efforts by the Canadian Armed Forces to recruit and retain more women, promote a more gender equal workplace, and support military spouses suggest that …

The Veteran defendant: How combat experience and type of crime impact juror decision-making

Abstract: Veteran defendants are vastly underrepresented in the research literature, yet at least 8% of the United States’ incarcerated population is comprised of military …

Exploring the process of relational therapy in the treatment of addiction in U.S. military members and Veterans: Therapists' perspectives

Abstract: Addiction remains a critical issue among U.S. military service members and veterans, with relational factors frequently overlooked in treatment. Guided by Moustakas’ …