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Self-rated sleep quality predicts incident suicide ideation in US military veterans: Results from a 7-year, nationally representative, prospective cohort study

Abstract: Sleep disturbance is a risk factor for future suicidal behaviours (e.g. suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, death by suicide), and military veterans are at increased …

Traumatic Brain Injury and Sight Loss in Military and Veteran Populations – a Review

Abstract: War and combat exposure pose great risks to the vision system. More recently, vision related deficiencies and impairments have become common with the increased use of …

COVID-19 Outbreak in A Forward-Deployed Expeditionary Military Command: A Retrospective Review on Preventative Measures and Outbreak Characteristics

Abstract: An outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) occured within a land based 2,000-member cohort stationed on a remote air base in the Middle East from June to August …

Trajectories of alcohol misuse among the UK Armed Forces over a 12-year period

Abstract: Aim: To identify the main trajectories of alcohol misuse among UK military personnel from 12 years after the start of the Iraq war (2003) and the factors associated with …

Physical sleeping environment is related to insomnia risk and measures of readiness in US army special operations soldiers

Abstract: Background: US military service members have characteristically poor sleep, even when ‘in garrison’ or at one’s home base. The physical sleeping environment, which …

Symptom attribution to a medically unexplained syndrome is associated with greater perceived severity and bothersomeness of symptoms in US military veterans

Abstract: Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are prevalent among veteran and non-veteran populations. Current biopsychosocial theory implicates a multitude of factors in MUS …

Substance Use Relapse Among Veterans at Termination of Treatment for Substance Use Disorders

Abstract: Introduction: Military veterans continue to struggle with addiction even after receiving treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs). Identifying factors that may …

Workplace Victimization and Alcohol Misuse Among Junior Military Personnel: Mediating the Role of Anger

Abstract: Workplace victimization is one of most serious problems for affecting alcohol misuse in junior military personnel (JMP) that has been largely overlooked in research …

Annual Medical Discharges in the UK Regular Armed Forces, 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2021

Abstract: This official statistic provides time trends for the last five years of medical discharges among UK regular service personnel with a focus on the most recent year of …

Annual Medical Discharges in the UK Regular Armed Forces (1 April 2016 - 31 March 2021)

Abstract: This bulletin has been published to provide both the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the general public with information on the number and rate of personnel that leave the …

Knowledge and Attitudes of Lifestyle Medicine–Based Care in a Military Community

Abstract: The Department of Defense spends more than $3 billion annually on medical costs of lifestyle-related morbidity. Military service members and veterans engage in unhealthy …

Review of neurological rehabilitation for Multiple Sclerosis in the British Military

Abstract: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive neurological disorder, classically presenting in working age adults, including those in the Armed Forces. The Defence Medical …