Abstract: Given the limited success of conventional treatments for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), investigations of alternative approaches are warranted. We …
Abstract: Objective: Although intrusive cognition (IC) is remarkably common in soldiers postdeployment and successful coping with ICs may predict better long-term psychological …
Abstract: Background: Understanding cognitive and biological mechanisms of PTSD treatment can help refine treatments and increase rates of response. Methods: Thirty-six veterans …
Abstract: This statistical release provides results from the Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS) 2019, along with results from previous years. Statistics from AFCAS …
Abstract: Background: The mutual maintenance model proposes that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and chronic physical symptoms have a bi-directional temporal …
Abstract: Child abuse (CA), which is linked to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), has been associated with a reduction in both hippocampal and corpus callosum (CC) volume. …
Abstract: Introduction: This paper examines the pain management, from surgery to specialist rehabilitation, of the first seven military transfemoral amputee patients treated in …
Abstract: Background: The Veterans Administration (VA) is transforming its historically male-dominated health care system to better serve women veterans, few of whom, nevertheless, …
Abstract: To study patient physiology throughout a period of acute hospitalization, we sought to create accessible, standardized nationwide data at the level of the individual …
Abstract: This factsheet outlines the results of a study to explore the meaning that veterans attach to their military deployment experiences. In collaboration with Utrecht …
Abstract: Background: Most of our knowledge base regarding treatment response among veterans comes from predominantly male samples. Evidence suggests, however, that women and men …
Abstract: Military veterans wounded in combat are a high-risk group for emotional and physical distress, which may be exacerbated by misuse of prescription opioids and sedatives. …