Examining Veterans’ Interactions with the UK Social Security System through a Trauma-Informed Lens

Abstract: This paper uses the principles of trauma-informed care – safety, collaboration, choice, trustworthiness, and respect – to reflect on the quality of veterans’ …

Development of Predictive Informatics Tool Using Electronic Health Records to Inform Personalized Evidence-Based Pressure Injury Management for Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury

Abstract: Background: Pressure injuries (PrI) are serious complications for many with spinal cord injury (SCI), significantly burdening health care systems, in particular the …

Afghanistan and Iraq War Veterans’ Understanding of Followership and Following in the Civilian Workplace

Abstract: Numerous service personnel who served during the US Afghanistan and Iraq Wars have returned to civilian life. The purpose of this phenomenology study was to examine and …

Postservice lower limb amputation in Scottish military veterans

Abstract: Introduction: Recent attention has focused on veterans who have lost limbs in conflict, but the number of UK veterans who lose limbs to disease is unknown. We used data …

A Pilot Study to Examine Psychological and Neuropsychological Outcomes and a Novel Detoxification Program for Gulf War Illness

Abstract: Introduction: Exposures to environmental toxins have been associated with severe health problems for approximately one-quarter of the nearly 700,000 U.S. soldiers who …

Exploring the maladaptive cognitions of moral injury within a primarily combat-trauma military sample

Abstract: Objective: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a prominent mental health condition that affects military personnel. Moral injury is another mental health concern …

"A Woman in A Man's World": A Pilot Qualitative Study of Challenges Faced by Women Veterans During and After Deployment

 Abstract: Women Veterans face gender-specific challenges to military life and post-deployment readjustment, including gender-based discrimination and military sexual trauma. …

Veterans and Media: The Effects of News Exposure on Thoughts, Attitudes, and Support of Military Veterans

Abstract: The mass media are an important source of information concerning military service personnel and veterans. Veterans, veterans organizations, and others have criticized the …

The evolution of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the UK Armed Forces: Traumatic exposures in Iraq & Afghanistan and responses of distress (TRIAD study)

Abstract: This report details a study to examine how symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder evolve over time, to identify vulnerability and protective factors that impact on …

Hormonal Contraceptive Prescriptions in the UK Armed Forces

Abstract: Thirty four per cent of women use hormonal contraceptives in the UK and the contraceptive pill is the most common method. There are no comparable data in the UK Armed …

Identifying Veterans Using Electronic Health Records in the United Kingdom: A Feasibility Study

Abstract: There is a lack of quantitative evidence concerning UK (United Kingdom) Armed Forces (AF) veterans who access secondary mental health care services—specialist care …

Defence Medical Services telemedicine now: a successful pilot of video consultations and instant messaging support to firm base training

Abstract: Introduction: Telemedicine was pioneered in the Defence Medical Services (DMS) in 1998, since then the capabilities within the DMS have not advanced in step with advances …