Frailty tied to higher risk for suicide attempts in older veterans
Frailty is associated with an increased risk for suicide attempts among older veterans, according to a study published online Feb. 22 in JAMA Psychiatry.
Feb 24, 2023
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Frailty is associated with an increased risk for suicide attempts among older veterans, according to a study published online Feb. 22 in JAMA Psychiatry.
Feb 24, 2023
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Most people with suspected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) do not receive care, according to a study published in the February issue of Medical Care.
Feb 20, 2023
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Many football fans fondly remember Rick Arrington as the Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback from 1970 to 1973, but his daughter's memories are tainted by years spent watching her dad suffer from late-stage chronic traumatic ...
Feb 9, 2023
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A new study hints that treating low vitamin D levels with supplements might have a critical benefit for certain people: a decreased risk of attempting suicide.
Feb 2, 2023
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Black and Hispanic veterans experienced greater access barriers to care compared with their White counterparts during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Jan. 23 in JAMA Network Open.
Jan 30, 2023
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More than one-third of TRICARE military beneficiaries live in communities with inadequate access to psychiatrists, according to a study published online Jan. 3 in JAMA Network Open.
Jan 5, 2023
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There are significant increases in use of palliative care for recently hospitalized veterans when primary care teams have additional social work staffing, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in JAMA Network Open.
Jan 5, 2023
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In a study of Veterans led by Dr. Mark Logue, a statistician in the National Center for PTSD at the VA Boston Healthcare System, researchers concluded that PTSD, TBI, and the ε4 variant of the APOE gene show strong associations ...
Dec 22, 2022
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Ten years later, a group of veterans still struggle daily with the effects of their deployment to Afghanistan. Sanne van der Wal, a Ph.D. candidate at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), conducted research into the ...
Dec 15, 2022
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Paying cash to people with obesity for losing a specific amount of weight or completing weight-reducing activities works better than offering stand-alone free tools, such as weight-loss programs, diet books, and wearable ...
Dec 5, 2022
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