Author: United States. Department of Veterans AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Families of military personnel
Languages : en
Pages : 22
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
VA and DOD Health Care
Author: United States. Government Accountability OfficePublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428930507
Category : Interagency coordination
Languages : en
Pages : 59
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/DOD Health Care Sharing
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on HealthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
VA/DOD Health Care
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical care
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Health Care Benefits Overview
Author: Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160931253
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
VA/DOD Health Care
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health services administration
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
VA and DOD Health Care
Author: United States. Government Accountability OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
VA and Defense Health Care
Author: Ann Calvaresi-BarrPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0756703018
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Gulf War and Health
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309278058
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Chronic multisymptom illness (CMI) is a serious condition that imposes an enormous burden of suffering on our nation's veterans. Veterans who have CMI often have physical symptoms (such as fatigue, joint and muscle pain, and gastrointestinal symptoms) and cognitive symptoms (such as memory difficulties). For the purposes of this report, the committee defined CMI as the presence of a spectrum of chronic symptoms experienced for 6 months or longer in at least two of six categories-fatigue, mood, and cognition, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and neurologic-that may overlap with but are not fully captured by known syndromes (such as CFS, fibromyalgia, and IBS) or other diagnoses. Despite considerable efforts by researchers in the United States and elsewhere, there is no consensus among physicians, researchers, and others as to the cause of CMI. There is a growing belief that no specific causal factor or agent will be identified. Many thousands of Gulf War veterans1 who have CMI live with sometimes debilitating symptoms and seek an effective way to manage their symptoms. Estimates of the numbers of 1991 Gulf War veterans who have CMI range from 175,000 to 250,000 (about 25-35% of the 1991 Gulf War veteran population), and there is evidence that CMI in 1991 Gulf War veterans may not resolve over time. Preliminary data suggest that CMI is occurring in veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars as well. In addition to summarizing the available scientific and medical literature regarding the best treatments for chronic multisymptom illness among Gulf War veterans, Gulf War and Health: Volume 9: Treatment for Chronic Multisymptom Illness recommends how best to disseminate this information throughout the VA to improve the care and benefits provided to veterans, recommends additional scientific studies and research initiatives to resolve areas of continuing scientific uncertainty and recommends such legislative or administrative action as the IOM deems appropriate in light of the results of its review.