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Prevalence and correlates of alcohol misuse among returning Afghanistan and Iraq veterans.
Inger Burnett-Zeigler,Mark A. Ilgen,Marcia Valenstein,Kara Zivin,Lisa Gorman,Adrian J. Blow,Sonia A. Duffy,Stephen T. Chermack +7 more
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Rates of alcohol misuse are high and rates of substance use treatment are low among National Guard service members, and additional research is needed to identify means of overcoming barriers to care and establish more effective approaches to facilitate linkage to Care and receipt of appropriate interventions.About:
This article is published in Addictive Behaviors.The article was published on 2011-08-01. It has received 131 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Alcohol abuse & Psychological intervention.read more
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Review of Research.
TL;DR: A detailed survey was conducted at Dahapara village of Murshidabad district to assess the present condition of the area giving emphasis on the identification of sources of arsenic pollution.
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Returning Home from Iraq and Afghanistan: Preliminary Assessment of Readjustment Needs of Veterans, Service Members, and Their Families
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Abstract: As of December 2012, Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) in Iraq have resulted in the deployment of about 22 million troops; there have been 2,222 US fatalities in OEF and Operation New Dawn (OND)1 and 4,422 in OIF The numbers of wounded US troops exceed 16,000 in Afghanistan and 32,000 in Iraq In addition to deaths and morbidity, the operations have unforeseen consequences that are yet to be fully understoodIn contrast with previous conflicts, the all-volunteer military has experienced numerous deployments of individual service members; has seen increased deployments of women, parents of young children, and reserve and National Guard troops; and in some cases has been subject to longer deployments and shorter times at home between deployments Numerous reports in the popular press have made the public aware of issues that have pointed to the difficulty of military personnel in readjusting after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan Many of those who have served in OEF and OIF readjust with few difficulties, but others have problems in readjusting to home, reconnecting with family members, finding employment, and returning to schoolIn response to the return of large numbers of veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan with physical-health and mental-health problems and to the growing readjustment needs of active duty service members, veterans, and their family members, Congress included Section 1661 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2008 That section required the secretary of defense, in consultation with the secretary of veterans affairs, to enter into an agreement with the National Academies for a study of the physical-health, mental-health, and other readjustment needs of members and former members of the armed forces who were deployed in OIF or OEF, their families, and their communities as a result of such deploymentThe study consisted of two phases The Phase 1 task was to conduct a preliminary assessment The Phase 2 task was to provide a comprehensive assessment of the physical, psychologic, social, and economic effects of deployment on and identification of gaps in care for members and former members, their families, and their communities The Phase 1 report was completed in March 2010 and delivered to the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the relevant committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate The secretaries of DOD and VA responded to the Phase 1 report in September 2010 Returning Home from Iraq and Afghanistan: Assessment of Readjustment Needs of Veterans, Service Members, and Their Families fulfills the requirement for Phase 2
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Prevalence of, risk factors for, and consequences of posttraumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems in military populations deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan
TL;DR: The epidemiology of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related mental health problems among persons who served in the armed forces during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, as reflected in the literature published between 2009 and 2014 is summarized.
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Are Iraq and Afghanistan veterans using mental health services? New data from a national random-sample survey.
Eric B. Elbogen,H. Ryan Wagner,Sally C. Johnson,Patricia M. Kinneer,Han K. Kang,Jennifer J. Vasterling,Christine Timko,Jean C. Beckham +7 more
TL;DR: Treatment for veterans may be improved by increasing awareness of gender differences, integrating mental health and pastoral services, and recognizing that alcohol misuse may reduce utilization.
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Mental health outcomes in US and UK military personnel returning from Iraq
Josefin Sundin,Richard K. Herrell,Charles W. Hoge,Nicola T. Fear,Amy B. Adler,Neil Greenberg,Lyndon A. Riviere,Jeffrey L. Thomas,Simon Wessely,Paul D. Bliese +9 more
TL;DR: Differences in self-reported combat exposures explain most of the differences in reported prevalence of PTSD, and Adjusting for self- reported combat exposures and sociodemographics did not explain differences in hazardous alcohol consumption or aggression.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied the mental health of four U.S. combat infantry units (three Army units and one Marine Corps unit) using an anonymous survey that was administered to the subjects either before their deployment to Iraq (n=2530) or three to four months after their return from combat duty in Iraq or Afghanistan (n =3671).
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