Co-occurring alcohol and mental health problems in the military: Prevalence, disparities, and service utilization.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynsay Ayer ◽  
Rajeev Ramchand ◽  
Gina Karimi ◽  
Eunice C. Wong
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
The Military

Misconceptions about Veterans and Health

Pained ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 69-72
Author(s):  
Michael D. Stein ◽  
Sandro Galea
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Physical Health Problems ◽  
The Military

This chapter studies the health of veterans and the military. Since the first Gulf War in 1990, veterans have had worse mortality than the general population. Aside from mortality, mental health problems are a particular concern. More soldiers kill themselves than are killed on the battlefield. Beyond suicide, key mental health concerns among veterans include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Itself disruptive, PTSD foreshadows increased risks of physical health problems, substance use/misuse, homelessness, and violence. Less studied, but equally important, are high rates of depression and anxiety among veterans. Rates of chronic pain and physical disability are also high. These challenges make the Veterans Health Administration’s unique expertise in mental health care provision and rehabilitation services all the more crucial. For these reasons, moves to privatize veterans’ health care and narrow access to these services do veterans a disservice, shortchanging a fundamental social contract. The health of soldiers is the public’s health.

Impact of Canadian Armed Forces Veterans’ Mental Health Problems on the Family During the Military to Civilian Transition

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Cramm ◽  
Deborah Norris ◽  
Kelly Dean Schwartz ◽  
Linna Tam-Seto ◽  
Ashley Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Canadian Armed Forces ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Military

Gaps in Service Utilization by Mexican Americans With Mental Health Problems

1999 ◽  
Vol 156 (6) ◽  
pp. 928-934 ◽  
Author(s):  
William A. Vega ◽  
Bohdan Kolody ◽  
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola ◽  
Ralph Catalano
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Mexican Americans ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems

scholarly journals The Stigma of Mental Health Problems in the Military

2007 ◽  
Vol 172 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiffany M. Greene-Shortridge ◽  
Thomas W. Britt ◽  
Carl Andrew Castro
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
The Military
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