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Active duty military personnel prone to sleep disorders and short sleep duration

A new study found a high prevalence of sleep disorders and a startlingly high rate of short sleep duration among active duty military personnel. The study suggests the need for a cultural change toward appropriate sleep practices ...

Health created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Lawmaker looks outside VA to fill mental care gap

(AP)—The head of the House panel that oversees veterans' issues says patients who have trouble getting timely mental health care from Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics should have another option: access to the thousands ...

Health created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

U.S. vets with Gulf War Syndrome need individualized treatment, report says

(HealthDay)—A one-size-fits-all approach to treating U.S. veterans with Gulf War Syndrome does not work, and therapy needs to be tailored to meet each patient's needs, according to a new Institute of Medicine ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers map emotional intelligence in the brain

A new study of 152 Vietnam veterans with combat-related brain injuries offers the first detailed map of the brain regions that contribute to emotional intelligence – the ability to process emotional information ...

Neuroscience created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research on military traumatic brain injury

Researchers are making new strides in understanding the health consequences and treatment and rehabilitation needs of combat veterans and other service members affected by traumatic brain injury (TBI). The January-February ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Feds warned against risk seen in Buffalo VA

(AP)—Authorities are asking why a Buffalo veterans hospital may have reused insulin pens on many patients, causing an HIV scare, despite federal advice to the contrary.

Health created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Program helps veterans reintegrate through music

(AP)—Many military veterans say having music to listen to helps them deal with the stress of deployment.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Agreement boosts access for American Indian vets

(AP)—Native American military veterans will be able to access health care closer to home thanks to an agreement between the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs and the Indian Health Service.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows veterans are becoming more segregated in the US

Veterans are becoming more geographically isolated as they migrate to smaller, more rural counties surrounding military bases finds a recent article in Armed Forces & Society, a SAGE journal published on behalf of the In ...

Health created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brain injury and stress disorder strong indicators of vision problems for veterans

Many veterans of the United States armed forces who have traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder also have undiagnosed, chronic vision problems, according to two studies presented today at the 116th Annual ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

PTSD linked to smaller brain area regulating fear response

Recent combat veterans who are diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder have significantly smaller volume in an area of the brain critical for regulating fear and anxiety responses, according to research led by scientists ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Prevalence, risks for sexual dysfunction vary by veteran age

(HealthDay)—For Iraq/Afghanistan veterans, the prevalence and risk factors for sexual dysfunction (SD) vary with age, according to a study published online Oct. 22 in The Journal of Sexual Medicine.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Use of more costly diabetes medications varies widely

(HealthDay)—Even within an integrated Veterans Affairs (VA) system with a uniform national formulary and established criteria for drug use, there is substantial variation in the use of thiazolidinediones ...

Diabetes created Oct 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Despite access to care, male veterans in poorer health than civilian men

Even with access to health care, male military veterans are in poorer health than men in active military duty, men in the National Guard and Reserves, and civilian men, finds a new study in the American Journal ...

Health created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Substance-use disorders linked to increased risk of death for veterans with PTSD

Veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who are also battling drug or alcohol problems face a higher risk of death, according to new research from the University of Michigan Health System and the VA Ann Arbor ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0