Author: Ann Calvaresi-BarrPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0756703018
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
VA health care overview
Author: United States. Department of Veterans AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Families of military personnel
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309466601
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
Approximately 4 million U.S. service members took part in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Shortly after troops started returning from their deployments, some active-duty service members and veterans began experiencing mental health problems. Given the stressors associated with war, it is not surprising that some service members developed such mental health conditions as posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and substance use disorder. Subsequent epidemiologic studies conducted on military and veteran populations that served in the operations in Afghanistan and Iraq provided scientific evidence that those who fought were in fact being diagnosed with mental illnesses and experiencing mental healthâ€"related outcomesâ€"in particular, suicideâ€"at a higher rate than the general population. This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the quality, capacity, and access to mental health care services for veterans who served in the Armed Forces in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn. It includes an analysis of not only the quality and capacity of mental health care services within the Department of Veterans Affairs, but also barriers faced by patients in utilizing those services.
VA and Defense Health Care
Author: Ann Calvaresi-BarrPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0756703018
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense health resources sharing : staff report to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, 107th Congress.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' AffairsPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428980466
Category : Hospitals
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Handoff Or Fumble?
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Caring for Veterans and Their Families: A Guide for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals
Author: Rita F D’AoustPublisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN: 1284171345
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Of the approximately 20 million veterans of the U.S. armed forces, less than half utilize the Veteran's Health Administration health care system. That means the majority of veterans are receiving care from nurses and healthcare professionals who may not be trained in treating or caring for patients who have served in the military. This unique book guides nurses and healthcare professionals through the specific set of needs veterans can present, including but not limited to PTSD. Topics covered include, defining military culture and how to apply that knowledge to provide informed treatment, transitioning from service to civilian life and the many challenges expected during re-adjustment and re-entry, recognizing and treating substance use disorders, identifying suicidal behaviors and warning signs, long-term care for elderly veterans, and many more topics unique to the healthcare of veterans.
Status of Military and VA Health Care Coordination, Including Post-deployment Health Care of Recently Discharged Veterans
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on HealthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Substance Use Disorders in the U.S. Armed Forces
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309260558
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Problems stemming from the misuse and abuse of alcohol and other drugs are by no means a new phenomenon, although the face of the issues has changed in recent years. National trends indicate substantial increases in the abuse of prescription medications. These increases are particularly prominent within the military, a population that also continues to experience long-standing issues with alcohol abuse. The problem of substance abuse within the military has come under new scrutiny in the context of the two concurrent wars in which the United States has been engaged during the past decade-in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom) and Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn). Increasing rates of alcohol and other drug misuse adversely affect military readiness, family readiness, and safety, thereby posing a significant public health problem for the Department of Defense (DoD). To better understand this problem, DoD requested that the Institute of Medicine (IOM) assess the adequacy of current protocols in place across DoD and the different branches of the military pertaining to the prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs). Substance Use Disorders in the U.S. Armed Forces reviews the IOM's task of assessing access to SUD care for service members, members of the National Guard and Reserves, and military dependents, as well as the education and credentialing of SUD care providers, and offers specific recommendations to DoD on where and how improvements in these areas could be made.
VA/DOD Health Care
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health services administration
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Defense Health Care
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description