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Geography, rurality, and community distress: Deaths due to suicide, alcohol-use, and drug-use among Colorado Veterans

Abstract: Background: In the USA, deaths due to suicide, alcohol, or drug-related causes (e.g., alcohol-related liver disease, overdose) have doubled since 2002. Veterans appear …

Sense of loneliness of Veterans in Southern Iran: a cross-sectional study

Abstract: Aims: More than three decades have passed since the end of the Iraq-Iran war, and this period has been concurrent with a rapid growth of the older community in Iran which …

Penetrating gunshot wounds to the penis: A case report of combat patient injured in the war in Ukraine

Abstract: Background: The current war in Ukraine is associated with frequent applications of multiple-launch rocket systems and cruise missiles as well as other various high-energy …

A retrospective case-control study of facial emotion recognition in male Veterans with chronic schizophrenia and its correlation with interpersonal communication

Abstract: Objective: To understand the facial emotion recognition of male veterans with chronic schizophrenia and the relationship between facial emotion recognition and …

Trends in overall mortality among US Veterans with primary myelofibrosis

Abstract: Background: Primary myelofibrosis [PMF] is a myeloproliferative neoplasm associated with reduced overall survival (OS). Management strategies for PMF have evolved over …

Self-reported physical functioning, cardiometabolic health conditions, and health care utilization patterns in Million Veteran Program enrollees with Traumatic Brain Injury Screening and Evaluation Program data

Abstract: Background: Examining the health outcomes of veterans who have completed the United States Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA’s) Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) …

Long drives and red tape: mapping rural veteran access to primary care using causal-loop diagramming

Abstract: Rural veterans experience more challenges than their urban peers in accessing primary care services, which can negatively impact their health and wellbeing. The factors …

Effectiveness of a Whole Health Model of Care Emphasizing Complementary and Integrative Health on Reducing Opioid Use Among Patients with Chronic Pain

Abstract: The opioid crisis has necessitated new approaches to managing chronic pain. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Whole Health model of care, with its focus on patient …

Partnered implementation of the veteran sponsorship initiative: protocol for a randomized hybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation trial

Abstract: The USA is undergoing a suicide epidemic for its youngest Veterans (18-to-34-years-old) as their suicide rate has almost doubled since 2001. Veterans are at the highest …

Media coverage of Canadian Veterans, with a focus on post traumatic stress disorder and suicide

Abstract:Background: The media plays an important role in shaping public perceptions of social groups. Yet, there is little research on how Canadian veterans are portrayed in the …

The Nature and Activity of Liaison Mental Services in Acute Hospital Settings: A Multi-Site Cross Sectional Study

Abstract: To describe the clinical activity patterns and nature of interventions of hospital-based liaison psychiatry services in England. The method adopted was a multi-site, …

Patterns of conventional and complementary non-pharmacological health practice use by US military veterans: a cross-sectional latent class analysis

Abstract: Non-pharmacological therapies and practices are commonly used for both health maintenance and management of chronic disease. Patterns and reasons for use of health …