Articles Tagged With: veterans
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Moral Injury in HCWs at Level of Combat Vets
Moral injury is a fairly well-established syndrome in combat soldiers, but researchers found healthcare workers suffered a comparable level of mental turmoil and ethical conflict during the first two years of the pandemic.
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Study Results Highlight Formerly Homeless Veterans’ Need for Case Management
Housing is an important health factor among low-income and homeless people in the community, including veterans. New research revealed that clinicians should view veterans’ housing status and their behavioral health factors, including loneliness and substance use disorder. Social workers and case managers should keep veterans’ housing and substance use struggles in mind. -
Military Service Can Be a Social Determinant of Health
It may help case managers identify obstacles and problems for patients who are serving or have served in the military if they view this service as a social determinant of health, a researcher suggests. Veterans struggle with many of the same social determinants of health as non-veterans, including housing instability, gambling, substance use, depression, food insecurity, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Veterans with PTSD, TBI at Much Higher Risk for Heart Attack
Such patients also more likely to experience first attack at a younger age than the general population.
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VA Care Coordination Satisfaction Rates Higher Than Community Care
Focusing on better communication and care coordination, a Department of Veterans Affairs facility exhibited strength in its communication and care coordination, according to the authors of a new study.
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Emotional Freedom Technique and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
The emotional freedom technique is a new approach to treating post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans that uses genomic science.