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The Role of Companion Dogs in the VA Maryland Health Care System Whole Health(y) GeroFit Program

Animals, 2023
GeroFit is a gym-based exercise program that promotes health and wellness among older sedentary veterans. The aims of the current study were to determine whether providing a companion dog as an alternative to gym-based exercise would similarly affect ...
Heidi K. Ortmeyer, Jamie Giffuni, Danielle Etchberger, Leslie Katzel   +3 more
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Exploration of Trauma-Oriented Retreats: Quantitative Changes in Mental Health Measures for Canadian Military Members, Veterans and Royal Canadian Mounted Police with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Moral Injury

Trauma Care, 2022
Background: Military members, veterans, and public safety personnel have been noted to have a higher risk of exposure to potentially traumatic events and potentially morally injurious events resulting in operational stress injuries (OSI) such as ...
Lorraine Smith-MacDonald, Ashley Pike, Chelsea Jones, Suzette Bremault-Phillips   +3 more
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Food insecurity in veteran households: findings from nationally representative data [PDF]

, 2015
OBJECTIVE: The present study is the first to use nationally representative data to compare rates of food insecurity among households with veterans of the US Armed Forces and non-veteran households.
Byrne, Thomas H., DeVoe, Ellen, Larson, Mary Jo, Miller, Daniel P.   +3 more
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A Quantitative Analysis of the Relationship among Sources of Aid and Predictors of Student Veteran Graduation and Persistence

Journal of Veterans Studies, 2017
This study uses multinomial logistic regression models to identify significant predictors of graduation and persistence for veteran and military-aligned students (n=1141) at one veteran-friendly, not-for-profit institution.
Bonnie Fox Garrity
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Sleep disorders and suicide attempts following discharge from residential treatment

Frontiers in Sleep, 2023
IntroductionSuicide is a significant public health concern and its prevention remains a top clinical priority of the Veterans Health Administration. Periods of transition in care (e.g., moving from inpatient to outpatient care) represent a period of ...
Todd M. Bishop, Todd M. Bishop, Todd M. Bishop, Westley A. Youngren, John S. Klein, Katrina J. Speed, Wilfred R. Pigeon, Wilfred R. Pigeon, Wilfred R. Pigeon   +8 more
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Addressing Veteran Homelessness to Prevent Veteran Suicides [PDF]

Psychiatric Services, 2018
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is shifting its focus from ending veteran homelessness to preventing veteran suicides. With supporting data, this Open Forum argues that VA homelessness services also help address veteran suicides. Analysis of a nationally representative survey of U.S.
Jack, Tsai, Louis, Trevisan, Minda, Huang, Robert H, Pietrzak   +3 more
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Media Review: Served Like a Girl

Journal of Veterans Studies, 2019
According to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, the number of homeless women veterans increased by seven percent from 2016 to 2017 compared to a one percent increase among the male veteran population. Served Like a Girl, by Lysa
Natesha L. Smith
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Validation of the Portuguese Version of the Healthy Lifestyle Questionnaire [PDF]

, 2020
The main objective of this study was the validation of the Healthy Lifestyle Questionnaire (EVS II), using a confirmatory factorial analysis of the measurement model, with veteran athletes. A total of 348 veteran Portuguese athletes of both genders, aged
Batista, Marco, Honório, Samuel, Jiménez Castuera, Ruth, Leyton, Marta, Santos, Jorge   +4 more
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Moving Toward and Through Trauma: Participant Experiences of Multi-Modal Motion-Assisted Memory Desensitization and Reconsolidation (3MDR)

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction: Military members and Veterans are at risk of developing combat-related, treatment-resistant posttraumatic stress disorder (TR-PTSD) and moral injury (MI). Conventional trauma-focused therapies (TFTs) have shown limited success.
Tristin Hamilton, Lisa Burback, Lisa Burback, Lorraine Smith-MacDonald, Lorraine Smith-MacDonald, Chelsea Jones, Chelsea Jones, Chelsea Jones, Matthew R. G. Brown, Matthew R. G. Brown, Matthew R. G. Brown, Cynthia Mikolas, Emily Tang, Kaitlin O'Toole, Priyanka Vergis, Anna Merino, Kyle Weiman, Eric H. G. J. M. Vermetten, Eric H. G. J. M. Vermetten, Eric H. G. J. M. Vermetten, Suzette Brémault-Phillips, Suzette Brémault-Phillips   +21 more
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Drug Interactions in Iranian Veterans With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury - A Descriptive Study

International Clinical Neuroscience Journal, 2020
Background: Veterans with chronic spinal cord injury usually have various comorbidities. They are, therefore, visited by different doctors and use different medications. It is necessary to monitor the health of these veterans. One of the important issues
Ashkan Divanbeigi, Amir Saied Seddighi, Sepideh Amiri, Shiva Jamshidi, Hesam Rahimi Baghdashti, Afsoon Seddighi   +5 more
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