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Veterans with early psychosis: a comparison of veterans and non-veterans
2017Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) ; Aim: Early psychosis has been identified as period during which rapid identification and treatment can lead to significant improvement in clinical and functional outcomes. Despite increased research, no studies have examined early psychosis in Veteran populations.
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Diabetes in Nonveterans, Veterans, and Veterans Receiving Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care
Diabetes Care, 2004OBJECTIVE—To compare behavioral risk factors and health and disease characteristics among three groups of adults with diabetes: nonveterans, veterans not receiving Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care, and veterans using VA services.RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—Two data sources were used to describe the veteran population.
Edward J. Boyko +4 more
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2015
In many ways, veterans face the end of life in a similar manner to civilians. In some ways, however, they experience death differently. This chapter identifies some of these differences in the hopes that readers will come to understand the unique hospice needs of veterans and their families.
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In many ways, veterans face the end of life in a similar manner to civilians. In some ways, however, they experience death differently. This chapter identifies some of these differences in the hopes that readers will come to understand the unique hospice needs of veterans and their families.
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Veterans Helping Veterans: a NSW Example
Australian Journal on Ageing, 1995World War II veterans are now in their seventies and eighties. Health problems that were experienced during the years of conflict have a lasting effect on this unique section of the community. Through VWAWC, a nucleus of veterans and the widows of veterans on the Central Coast of New South Wales have developed successful strategies of support for the ...
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Military veterans: Creative counseling with student veterans
Journal of Poetry Therapy, 2015Student veterans represent a unique population on college campuses. Not only are they transitioning back to civilian life but also into a new role as college student. This paper describes the attempts of one university to aid in that transition through the means of expressive arts.
Seth C. W. Hayden +4 more
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Veterans and Veterans Legislation in Canada: An Historical Overview
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, 1988ABSTRACTThis article provides a descriptive account of the history of Canadian veterans and veterans legislation focussing upon five time periods: pre–1918; 1918–1939; 1939–1950; 1950–1980; and the present time. Emphasis is placed on issues and legislation relating to aging and elderly persons, with particular concentration on pensions and health.
A. Margeny Boyce, Ellen M. Gee
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Narcotics Anonymous: A Comparison of Military Veterans and Non-Veterans
Journal of Addictive Diseases, 2014Substance use disorder, which is often comorbid with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is a problem confronted by many veterans. To determine the potential utility of Narcotics Anonymous (NA) for veterans, 508 NA attendees were studied. Veterans (n = 172) were more likely to have been referred by a professional than were non-veterans (77% vs. 27%,
Marc Galanter +2 more
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Veterans Affairs Intensive Case Management for Older Veterans
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2009There is a growing need for information on evidence-based practices that may potentially address needs of elderly people with severe mental illness (SMI), and more specifically on community-based services such as assertive community treatment (ACT).This study examines national evaluation data from fiscal year 2001-2005 from Veterans Affairs Mental ...
Somaia Mohamed +2 more
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Current Excessive Drinking Among Vietnam Veterans: a Comparison With Other Veterans and Non-Veterans
International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 1981Analysis of recent data collected in a 1977 U.S. national epidemiologic study of substance abuse revealed that Vietnam veterans (N = 87) had substantially higher levels of alcohol con sumption and binge drinking, than comparable groups of Vietnam "era" veterans with no Vietnam service (N = 107), other veterans (N = 483), and nonveterans (N = 2,600 ...
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Armed Forces & Society, 2007