A lifeline in the dark: Breaking through the stigma of veteran mental health and treating America's combat veterans

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (5) ◽  
pp. 831-840
Author(s):  
Gabriel Botero ◽  
Nilsa I. Rivera ◽  
Shakeya C. Calloway ◽  
Pedro L. Ortiz ◽  
Emily Edwards ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Combat Veterans ◽  
Veteran Mental Health

scholarly journals Alcohol-Related Consequences Mediating PTSD Symptoms and Mental Health–Related Quality of Life in OEF/OIF Combat Veterans

2015 ◽  
Vol 180 (6) ◽  
pp. 670-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abigail C. Angkaw ◽  
Moira Haller ◽  
James O. E. Pittman ◽  
Sarah E. Nunnink ◽  
Sonya B. Norman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Combat Veterans ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Depression, anxiety, and stress in partners of Australian combat veterans and military personnel: A comparison with Australian population norms

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail V MacDonell ◽  
Navjot Bhullar ◽  
Einar B Thorsteinsson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Combat Veterans ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Psychosocial Health ◽  
Population Norms ◽  
Female Partners ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Previous Sample

Partners of Australian combat veterans are at an increased risk of experiencing mental health problems. For a comparative analysis of mental health of partners of veterans with that of their non-military counterparts, the study sample comprised female partners of (a) Australian combat veterans (Sample 1: n = 282, age M = 60.79, SD = 5.05), (b) a random sub-sample of partners of Australian combat veterans from the previous sample (Sample 2: n = 50; M = 60.06, SD = 4.80), (c) partners of Special Air Services Regiment (SASR) personnel (Sample 3: n = 41, age M = 34.39 SD = 7.01), and (d) partners of current serving military (non-SASR) personnel (Sample 4: n = 38, age M = 32.37, SD= [i]6.20). Respondents completed measures to assess their reported levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. The two samples (Samples 1 and 2) for partners of Australian combat veterans reported significantly poorer symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress than the comparative population norms. The sample of SASR personnel partners reported significantly greater levels of depression and anxiety, while the sample with non‑SASR personnel partners reported a significantly poorer symptomatology in stress than the comparative norms. Lessons and protective factors can be learnt from groups within the current military as to what may assist partners and families to maintain a better level of psychosocial health.

Post-9/11 Latino Veteran Mental Health Service Utilization

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 414-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
James O. E. Pittman ◽  
Judith Baer ◽  
Joyce Everett ◽  
Mary E. Dozier ◽  
Erin Almklov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Health Service Utilization ◽  
Mental Health Service Utilization ◽  
Veteran Mental Health

Working With Trauma-Related Mental Health Problems Among Combat Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey N. Cooper ◽  
Ryan P. Holliday ◽  
Nicholas D. Holder ◽  
Jamylah Jackson ◽  
Carol S. North ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Combat Veterans ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems

Evaluating Public Awareness Campaigns to Promote Military and Veteran Mental Health

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joie Acosta ◽  
Jennifer Cerully ◽  
Eunice Wong ◽  
Elizabeth Petrun Sayers ◽  
Mikhail Zaydman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Awareness Campaigns ◽  
Veteran Mental Health

Chronicity of Symptoms in Combat Veterans with PTSD Treated by the VA Mental Health System

1994 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 843-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Christopher Frueh ◽  
Robert F. Mirabella ◽  
Keith Chobot ◽  
Mark D. Fossey
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health System ◽  
Mental Health System ◽  
Combat Veterans ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Time In Treatment ◽  
Show Evidence ◽  
Mississippi Scale ◽  
Two Stages

Self-report questionnaire data, collected at two stages of treatment, are presented for a group of 40 combat veterans with PTSD treated within the VA mental health system. Patients completed the Beck Depression Inventory, Mississippi Scale, and Dissociative Experiences Scale prior to treatment at a PTSD outpatient clinic and at midtreatment follow-up. Patients' symptom reports at follow-up were not correlated with length of time in treatment. Further, results suggest that patients' self-reported symptoms on these measures do not show evidence of improvement after entry into the VA mental health system. Explanations for this apparent chronicity of symptoms are discussed.

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