Abstract: Objective: Many post-9/11 veterans struggle with psychological symptoms as they transition to civilian life. Adverse childhood experiences, combat exposure, and …
Abstract: Background: The most common type of stigma that active-duty US military service members report experiencing is body shape/weight stigma. One third of service members …
Abstract:Approximately 60% of Gulf War Illness (GWI) cases are correlated with toxic exposure to permethrin (PER) and pyridostigmine bromide (PB) in Veterans. Among the known …
Abstract:Background: Military personnel and active combatants are known to be at risk for perpetrating or witnessing acts that violate their moral code. These events, termed …
Abstract: Rationale & Objective: Cardiovascular and kidney disease are highly prevalent comorbid conditions, and each is a risk factor for the other condition. We evaluated whether …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Many post-9/11 veterans struggle with psychological symptoms as they transition to civilian life. Adverse childhood experiences, combat exposure, and …
Abstract: Importance: Research on suicide risk among the US Army’s elite special operations forces (SOF) has been extremely limited. Objective: To examine suicidal behaviors …
Abstract: Depression has a high prevalence and increasing incidence in the USA. Antidepressants, particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), are the most commonly …
Abstract: Purpose: Service providers working with homeless populations frequently experience physical safety incidents in their jobs, but little is known about the rate of physical …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contracts with community-based agencies to operate its Grant and Per Diem (GPD) transitional housing programs, …
Abstract: Importance: Agent Orange (AO), a toxic herbicide mixture contaminated with carcinogenic dioxin, was widely used during the Vietnam War. Although epidemiologic evidence …