The Impact of PTSD on Mental Health Stigma in Combat-Exposed US Military Veterans
Author: Blake Winzeler
Publisher:
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13:
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Related Diseases in Combat Veterans
Author: Elspeth Cameron Ritchie
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-10-27
Total Pages: 369
ISBN-13: 3319229850
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book takes a case-based approach to addressing the challenges psychiatrists and other clinicians face when working with American combat veterans after their return from a war zone. Written by experts, the book concentrates on a wide variety of concerns associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including different treatments of PTSD. The text also looks at PTSD comorbidities, such as depression and traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other conditions masquerading as PTSD. Finally, the authors touch on other subjects concerning returning veterans, including pain, disability, facing the end of a career, sleep problems , suicidal thoughts, violence, , and mefloquine “toxidrome”. Each case study includes a case presentation, diagnosis and assessment, treatment and management, outcome and case resolution, and clinical pearls and pitfalls. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Related Diseases in Combat Veterans is a valuable resource for civilian and military mental health practitioners, and primary care physicians on how to treat patients returning from active war zones.
Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Military and Veteran Populations
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2012-06-22
Total Pages: 414
ISBN-13: 0309254248
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPrior to the military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, wars and conflicts have been characterized by such injuries as infectious diseases and catastrophic gunshot wounds. However, the signature injuries sustained by United States military personnel in these most recent conflicts are blast wounds and the psychiatric consequences to combat, particularly posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which affects an estimated 13 to 20 percent of U.S. service members who have fought in Iraq or Afghanistan since 2001. PTSD is triggered by a specific traumatic event - including combat - which leads to symptoms such as persistent re-experiencing of the event; emotional numbing or avoidance of thoughts, feelings, conversations, or places associated with the trauma; and hyperarousal, such as exaggerated startle responses or difficulty concentrating. As the U.S. reduces its military involvement in the Middle East, the Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) anticipate that increasing numbers of returning veterans will need PTSD services. As a result, Congress asked the DoD, in consultation with the VA, to sponsor an IOM study to assess both departments' PTSD treatment programs and services. Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Military and Veteran Populations: Initial Assessment is the first of two mandated reports examines some of the available programs to prevent, diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate those who have PTSD and encourages further research that can help to improve PTSD care.
Moral Injury in Veterans and Active Duty Military with PTSD
Author: Harold G. Koenig
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Published: 2019-12-11
Total Pages: 97
ISBN-13: 2889631680
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis eBook focuses on a relatively new frontier in psychiatry, the topic of “moral injury” (MI), which is examined here in the setting of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Veterans and Active Duty Military. We define MI, describe how to identify it by screening, explain the impact that MI has on mental health outcomes (particularly PTSD and mental health problems often associated with PTSD), and provide information on what clinicians can do about it. While the focus here is on Veterans and Active Duty Military, MI is much more widespread than just among former or current military personnel. Healthcare professionals, first responders, clergy, and many patients seeking mental health care are also likely suffering from MI, which is not recognized or treated because clinicians are not familiar with it. Burnout among health professionals and those engaged in other high-stress occupations may often have MI as an underlying condition that is driving the burnout or related emotional condition. Therefore, psychiatrists and all mental health professionals must know about this syndrome, utilize the tools now available to identify it, and learn about interventions that can be employed to treat it. Success in treating many of the common mental health conditions that appear resistant to treatment may depend on knowing about this new (yet very old) syndrome.
Veteran and Military Mental Health
Author: Christopher H. Warner
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2023-03-23
Total Pages: 445
ISBN-13: 3031180097
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book addresses mental health treatment for veterans and active military personnel. In addition to examining foundational practices in the sub-field, it contains specifically tailored content concerning the recent collapse of the United States (US) installed Afghanistan government. The book is conscious of the myriad of complex emotions that veterans who fought for the past twenty years may be experiencing. Organized into four parts, the book begins with the foundations of veteran and military mental health culture as patients transition from active duty to veteran status, understand the present stigma and barriers to care and reflect on their deployment experience. Part two delves into the specifics of the healthcare system in which military personnel find themselves at various points in their career, including deployment and returning home. Following this, chapters examine the critically unique conditions found in patients, such as sleep disorders, traumatic brain injury, homelessness, substance abuse, and sexual trauma. The book closes with discussions on veterans and their families that focus on the effects of deployment on a military person’s loved ones and their mental state upon returning home. Timely, socially conscious, and comprehensive, the Clinical Manual on Veteran and Military Mental Health is an invaluable resource for mental health professionals receiving new military personnel patients and who have seen a significant shift in their patients due to recent events.
The Impact of Gender, Non-military Trauma and Combat Exposure on the Development of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MA-MIRECC)
Author: Carmen J. Breen-Lopez
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 188
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Author: Jeffrey N. Lentz
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781629484037
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe psychological health of active duty service-members has been an issue of significant concern for Congress in recent years, with particular attention to the links between deployments and psychological health concerns, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). News stories have emphasised the challenges faced by some service-members returning from deployments, but psychological health is a salient issue for the entire active duty force. Overall, mental health disorders have significant impacts on service-member health care utilisation, disability, and attrition from service. In 2011, mental disorders accounted for more hospitalisations of service-members than any other illness and more outpatient care than all illnesses except musculoskeletal injuries and routine medical care. This book will discuss the prevalence of different psychological health concerns within the Armed Forces, current mental health screening and treatments, and DOD responses. It will also provide an overview of the recommendations of key reports and studies, past congressional actions and funding, and current issues for Congress. Finally, the book discusses specific mental health issues, including PTSD, alcohol and drug use disorders, depressive disorders, traumatic brain injury, and suicide in more detail.
Returning Soldiers and PTSD
Author: Barbara Krasner
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Published: 2017-07-15
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 1534500871
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the most painful and tragic legacies of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has been the trauma suffered by those who served and the far-reaching consequences and after-effects of their scarring combat experiences. This very important volume looks at the issue of returning soldiers PTSD from multiple angles, examining skyrocketing suicide rates; the debates surrounding the quality and accessibility of health care; the nature of and stigmas associated with a PTSD diagnosis; the responsibility that government and society have to care for returning soldiers; how welcoming, protective, and supportive the environment is to which soldiers return; and the steep cost of war to the individual, families, and society at large.
The Wounds Within
Author: Mark I. Nickerson
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2015-01-06
Total Pages: 267
ISBN-13: 1632204207
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs America’s longest wars end, hundreds of thousands of veterans and their families struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Wounds Within follows the iconic case of Marine Lance Corporal Jeff Lucey, who deployed early in the Iraq War, battled PTSD after returning home, and set his family on a decade-long campaign to reform the Veterans Affairs system and end the stigma around military-related mental health issues. Their story is told uniquely from the perspective of Jeff’s psychotherapist, Mark Nickerson, an internationally recognized expert on trauma treatment. Driven by the family narrative, and by later case histories of Nickerson’s veteran clients, the book explains PTSD and the methods by which it can be treated. With coauthor Joshua Goldstein, an award-winning author, Nickerson engages the big issues of America’s attempts to cope with the millions of returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan—from belated reforms to overwhelmed military families to clueless civilians who can’t get beyond “Thank you for your service.” The Wounds Within combines a moving and compelling human drama with national policy and a clinical explanation of how to heal veterans’ traumas. It will stand as the definitive account of PTSD in those who fought America’s latest wars, and a much-needed source of information for their loved ones.
The Relationship Between PTSD Symptoms, Social and Mental Health Factors, and Quality of Life Outcomes in a Sample of African-American Women Combat Veterans
Author: Iris La'Mae Jackson
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe purpose of this study was to explore how trauma exposure during combat deployment, PTSD symptoms and other mental health factors, affected the Quality of Life (QOL) in a sample of African American women combat veterans. Most early and current research on combat trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) placed focus on male samples. The majority of these studies examined factors related to how male combat Vietnam veterans responded to war-related trauma. With growing numbers of women in the military, there has been a mounting concern with women's experiences due to the detrimental impact that combat trauma has on mental health. This study focused on African American women veterans who served in Post- Gulf War conflicts, with a focus on Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Many women in this population rarely identify themselves as veterans outside of the Veteran's Administration. The researcher explored the experiences of women who are uncomfortable with major societal institutions because of their experiences during combat deployment. The major research hypotheses were: there would be significant relationships between (1) age, (2) socio-economic status, (3) substance abuse history, (4) post-traumatic stress (PTSD) symptoms, (5) type of trauma exposure and quality of life outcomes for African American women combat veterans. ANOVA, Linear Regression, and General Linear Models were used to analyze women's responses to self-reported measures of traumatic military experiences and their quality of life. The bivariate analyses indicated that four of the five independent variables were significantly associated with quality of life outcomes. The variables were: socioeconomic status, substance abuse, PTSD symptoms, and trauma exposure. On the other hand, multivariate analyses demonstrated that, with respect to importance of QOL, none of the independent variables remained significant after controlling for the other variables (p-values >.05). Regarding satisfaction with QOL, only PTSD symptoms remained a significant predictor after controlling for all of the other variables. The results of the study provided pivotal information regarding how certain variables contribute to the quality of life of African American servicewoman. This study provides a framework for policy development, program development, military protocol, and mental health treatment of these servicewomen. -- Abstract.
