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Employment and Vocational Rehabilitation Experiences among Veterans with Polytrauma/Traumatic Brain Injury History

Abstract: Evidence suggests that Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans with polytrauma/traumatic brain injury (TBI) history and neurobehavioral symptoms may face difficulties returning …

Civic Service as an Intervention to Promote Psychosocial Health and Implications for Mental Health in Post-9/11/01 Era Women Veterans

Abstract: Women veterans experience significant morbidity with poorer health and mental health outcomes relative to nonveteran counterparts. Little is known about how to best …

Identity Disruption and its Association with Mental Health among Veterans with Reintegration Difficulty

Abstract: Most research and theory on identity integration focuses on adolescents and young adults under age 30, and relatively little is known about how identity adjusts to major …

Transition Services Utilization Among US Women Veterans: A Secondary Analysis of a National Survey

The purpose of this study was to explore the military-to-civilian transition experiences among US women veterans. This study used a survey to examine employment and personal …

Priorities of Primary Care in Disaster Medicine

Abstract: The role of primary care in a disaster has too often been poorly defined and poorly understood. Due to its relative low-cost adaptability and closeness to the community, …

Body image and psychosocial well-being among UK military personnel and veterans who sustained appearance-altering conflict injuries

Abstract: A modest but significant number of military personnel sustained injuries during deployments resulting in an altered-appearance (e.g., limb loss and/or scarring). …

Improving the effectiveness of embedded behavioral health personnel through situational judgment training

Abstract: Embedding behavioral health (EBH) personnel into operational units has emerged as a major trend within the US military. These positions require skillsets in addition to …

Sexual Behaviors and Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Nationally Representative Sample of Women Veterans and Nonveterans

Women veterans are a growing population with unique characteristics and documented health disparities. Few studies have examined their sexual behaviors and rates of sexually …

Correlates of death among SARS-CoV-2 positive veterans: The contribution of lifetime tobacco use

Despite a growing body of research examining correlates and consequences of COVID-19, few studies have been published among military veterans. This lack of information is …

Systematic identification of family caregivers in health systems: Proposed solutions from a caregiver‐focused research study

Abstract: Patient electronic health records (EHR) were not built to identify family caregivers (hereafter “caregivers”). New policies such as the CARE1 and RAISE2 Acts …

Drug use over time among never‐deployed US Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers: The longitudinal effects of non‐deployment emotions and sex

Abstract: Some US military service members who have never been deployed experience negative emotions related to never having been deployed, and some work shows these …

Psychological and Sociological Profile of Women Who Have Completed Elite Military Combat Training

Abstract:  More than 75 women have successfully graduated from the U.S. Army Ranger Course since the integration of women into elite military combat training. This study sought …