Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Long-term opioid therapy (LTOT) is potentially dangerous among patients with unhealthy alcohol use because of possible adverse interactions. We examined …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To assess the psychological impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the police and armed forces. METHODS: Participants (N = 242) completed an online survey that …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The military population may differ from the general population in factors related to bladder and kidney cancers. However, incidence rates of these cancers have …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Problem opioid use (POU) is a serious public health crisis in the United States. However, little research has examined the prevalence, correlates, and …
Abstract: Quality of life and loneliness are closely associated with mental and physical health outcomes. This relationship is particularly important in Veterans who experience …
Abstract: The purpose of the research work is the theoretical and empirical analysis of the study of the nature of combat stress in military personnel and the assessment of …
Abstract: Background and objectives: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a well-established epilepsy risk factor and is common among service members. Deployment-related TBI, where …
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Few studies describe contemporary alcohol withdrawal management in hospitalized settings or review current practices considering the guidelines by the …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Do the 3.5 million US veterans, who primarily utilize private healthcare, have similar burn pit exposure and disease compared to the VA Burn Pit registry. …
Abstract: Psychiatric medications can serve as important tools for addressing behavioral health issues among criminal justice-involved (CJI) veterans. This study used national data …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Identify associations between self-reported history of military and nonmilitary traumatic brain injury (TBI) on hearing loss and hearing difficulty from the …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: We used the largest integrated US health care system, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), to establish a robust resource for demographic, longitudinal …