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Transgender Veterans and the Veterans Health Administration: Exploring the Experiences of Transgender Veterans in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System

open access: yesTransgender Health, 2016
Purpose: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has provided transgender transition-related care to veterans since 2011. However, little is known about the experiences of transgender veteran patients accessing transgender transition-related healthcare at Veterans Affairs (VA) clinics since the establishment of this care. The purpose of this study was
Joshua Trey Barnett   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Women Veterans’ experiences discussing household firearms with their intimate partners: collaborative, devalued, and deferential relational types

open access: yesInjury Epidemiology, 2023
Background Rates of firearm suicide have increased among women Veterans. Discussing firearm access and reducing access to lethal means of suicide when suicide risk is heightened are central tenets of suicide prevention, as is tailoring suicide prevention
Evan R. Polzer   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mental health utilization among older Veterans with coexisting depression and dementia

open access: yesSAGE Open Medicine, 2015
Objective: We compared mental health service utilization among older, depressed Veterans (60 years or older) with and without coexisting dementia. Methods: This retrospective study examined data from the 2010 Veterans Health Administration National ...
Elizabeth A DiNapoli   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fatigue in Cambodia veterans [PDF]

open access: yesQJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2000
In 1992 and 1993, Dutch military personnel were deployed in the peace operation UNTAC in Cambodia. Since returning, Cambodia veterans have reported health complaints which they perceive to be related to their service. Their symptoms strikingly resemble health problems reported by Gulf War veterans.
Vries, M. de   +3 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Comparing the Lifestyle of Veteran and Non-Veteran Families

open access: yesJournal of Social Behavior and Community Health, 2021
Background: Considering the role of lifestyle in promoting, maintaining, continuity health and the importance of paying attention to the veterans and their families who have suffered a lot in order to sacrifice for the homeland, the present study intends to compare the lifestyle among veterans and non-veterans in Mashhad city.
Hamide Shiri-Mohammadabad   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Impact of military service on physical health later in life: a qualitative study of geriatric UK veterans and non-veterans

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2019
Objectives Military veterans often experience physical health problems in later life; however, it remains unclear whether these problems are due to military service or are a feature of the ageing process.
Victoria Williamson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Activity-Limiting Musculoskeletal Conditions in US Veterans Compared to Non-Veterans: Results from the 2013 National Health Interview Survey. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
Past military service is associated with health outcomes, both positive and negative. In this study we use the 2013 National Health Interview Survey to examine the constellation of conditions referred to as musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) for Veterans ...
Ramon Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna Hinojosa
doaj   +1 more source

Trends in cardiovascular disease in Scottish military veterans: a retrospective cohort study

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2021
Objectives To examine the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Scottish military veterans in comparison with people who had never served in long-term follow-up to 2017, and to compare the findings with our earlier study to 2012 to assess trends.Design
Daniel F Mackay   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Whole Health Use and Interest Across Veterans With Co-Occurring Chronic Pain and PTSD: An Examination of the 18 VA Medical Center Flagship Sites

open access: yesGlobal Advances in Health and Medicine, 2022
Objective Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA) conducted a large demonstration project of a holistic Whole Health approach to care in 18 medical centers, which included making complementary and integrative health (CIH) therapies more widely available.
David E. Reed   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intentional Self-Harm Among US Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Retrospective Cohort Study From 2008 to 2017

open access: yesJMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 2023
BackgroundVeterans with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and/or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be at increased risk of suicide attempts and other forms of intentional self-harm as compared to veterans without ...
Bhanu Pratap Singh Rawat   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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