The percentage of Native American veterans who are women, according to a recent article in Military Times -- Native American veterans encompass resilience, overcome health care challenges. This is "a higher percentage than women in other demographic groups."
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Risk of suicide attempt in reserve versus active component soldiers during deployment to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
● Socioeconomic Indicators of Treatment Prognosis for Adults With Depression: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis.
● Veterans and Suicide: An Integrative Review of Risk Factors and Suicide Reduction Services.
The interest in virtual treatment options has never been stronger than it is right now. Not only are virtual treatment options more convenient in regards to time and location, but they also mitigate the risk of exposure in the era of COVID-19. Unsurprisingly, research and scholarly writing in the areas of telehealth and mobile apps has skyrocketed in the past two years. This has included interest in flexible treatment options for insomnia disorder.
The percentage increase in VA mental health visits by "former service members with an other-than-honorable (OTH) discharge compared to FY 2020," according to an article on the VA'a VAntage Point blog -- Dramatic increase in mental health services to other-than-honorable discharge Veterans.
Since 2000 over 449,000 service members have had at least one documented TBI, of which approximately 82% are mild (Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence, 2021). These injuries occur as part of mission-related activities while in-theater or during training exercises or as part of recreational activities. Many patients report experiencing headaches, memory and concentration issues, changes in mood, and increased irritability, depression, anxiety, and sleep problems (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2021).