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Multimorbidity of mental health and substance use disorders among housed and homeless U.S. veterans

Scientific Reports
Housing can be an important social determinant of mental health, which is why it is important to understand how mental health disorders (MHDs) and substance use disorders (SUDs) cluster and vary by housing instability.
Jack Tsai, Dorota Szymkowiak, Hind Beydoun   +2 more
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Transgender Veterans and the Veterans Health Administration: Exploring the Experiences of Transgender Veterans in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System

Transgender Health, 2016
Abstract 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
Rosentel, Kris, Hill, Brandon J., Lu, Connie, Barnett, Joshua Trey   +3 more
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Projected Prevalence of Actionable Pharmacogenetic Variants and Level A Drugs Prescribed Among US Veterans Health Administration Pharmacy Users

JAMA Network Open, 2019
This cross-sectional study uses 1000 Genomes Project data and US Veterans Health Administration demographic characteristics to project the number of veterans who carry an actionable pharmacogenetic variant and who have been prescribed 1 or more level A ...
Catherine Chanfreau-Coffinier, L. Hull, J. Lynch, S. Duvall, S. Damrauer, F. Cunningham, B. Voight, M. Matheny, D. Oslin, M. Icardi, S. Tuteja   +10 more
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Keratin 19 as a prognostic marker and contributing factor of metastasis and chemoresistance in high‐grade serous ovarian cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Keratin 19 (KRT19) is overexpressed in high‐grade serous ovarian cancer with high levels of Kallikrein‐related peptidases (KLK) 4–7 and is associated with poor survival. In vivo analyses demonstrate that elevated KRT19 increases peritoneal tumour burden.
Sophia Bielesch, Isabel Vogel, Sina Nokodian, Johanna Moeller, Antonia Blechschmidt, Vicky Hecht, Vanessa Kuentzel, Katharina Thiedig, Melissa Schwab, Oliver Schilling, Holger Bronger, Marion Kiechle, Viktor Magdolen, Tobias Dreyer   +13 more
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Chronic Physical and Mental Health Conditions Associated With Employment Status in Veterans

AJPM Focus
Introduction: Veterans commonly experience both poor health and employment difficulty. However, the research examining potential relationships between chronic physical and mental health conditions and employment in veterans has important limitations ...
Kavita Mosalpuria, PhD, Elise V. Bailey, BS, Hyunkyu Ko, PhD, Eric J. Hansen, BS, Fernando A. Wilson, PhD   +4 more
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The Plight of Veterans [PDF]

Academic Emergency Medicine, 2017
As I listen to the sounds of the VA emergency department I realize the plight of many veterans is tragic and some have lived through hard times not commonly recognized. There are so many headlines about veteran suicides, homelessness, post-traumatic stress disorder and injuries from explosive devices. This article is protected by copyright.
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The Burden of Frailty Among U.S. Veterans and Its Association With Mortality, 2002-2012.

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2018
Background Frailty is a key determinant of clinical outcomes. We sought to describe frailty among U.S. Veterans and its association with mortality. Methods Nationwide retrospective cohort study of regular Veterans Affairs (VA) users, aged at least 65 ...
A. Orkaby, Lisa Nussbaum, Yuk-Lam Ho, D. Gagnon, L. Quach, R. Ward, Rachel M Quaden, E. Yaksic, K. Harrington, Julie M. Paik, D. Kim, P. Wilson, Michael Gaziano, L. Djoussé, Kelly Cho, J. Driver   +15 more
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Artificial Intelligence and Mental Well‐Being in Adult Education: Implications for Practice and Professional Responsibility

New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mental well‐being is central to adult learner success, yet many adult education institutions lack capacity to provide timely and accessible support. This article examines how artificial intelligence (AI) can strengthen mental health–adjacent supports in adult and continuing higher education, with attention to professional practice and ...
Adam L. McClain, Thomas Wade
wiley   +1 more source

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

BMJ 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, N Greenberg, Hannah Harwood, Karla Greenberg, Sharon A M Stevelink   +4 more
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Intentional Self-Harm Among US Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Retrospective Cohort Study From 2008 to 2017

JMIR 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, Joel Reisman, Terri K Pogoda, Weisong Liu, Subendhu Rongali, Robert H Aseltine Jr, Kun Chen, Jack Tsai, Dan Berlowitz, Hong Yu, Kathleen F Carlson   +10 more
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