Blog posts with the tag "By the Numbers"

By the Numbers - Aug. 1, 2016

By Shirl Kennedy  on 01.08.2016 11:30 am

62.1%

The percentage of a group of 2,157 U.S. veterans participating in the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study who "reported experiencing difficulties controlling anger," according to an article published online before print in the journalPsychiatry Research -- The Burden of Hostility in U.S. Veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.  Additionally, the researchers reported that "a sizable minority of veterans (23.9%) reported experiencing aggressive urges over a two-year period."

By the Numbers - July 11, 2016

By Shirl Kennedy  on 11.07.2016 11:28 am

5%

The percentage of U.S. military Veterans "who completed the Veterans Health Module (VHM) of the 2011 and 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (n=10,406)" who reported suicidal ideation, according to an article published online before print in the journal Epidemiology -- Population mental health among US military veterans: Results of the Veterans Health Module of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011-2012. The article indicated that 1% of Veterans in the sample reported attempting suicide.

By the Numbers - June 27, 2016

By Shirl Kennedy  on 27.06.2016 11:22 am

47%+

The percentage of female Veterans in a sample group using Veterans Health Administration primary care who "reported symptoms of insomnia that resulted in functional impairment," according to a research abstract presented at SLEEP 2016, the 30th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS). The research, cited in an APSS press release, indicated that less than 1% of this group "had a diagnosis of a sleep disorder based on medical records."

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