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The "increased risk for posttraumatic stress disorder" in service members with obstructive sleep disorder (OSA) "relative to those without OSA", according to a study published in the journal CHEST -- Health and Utilization Burden of OSA Among US Active-Duty Military Personnel.
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Firearm Suicide Prevention in the Military Health System: A Qualitative Study of Clinician Training, the "Lock to Live" Decision Aid, and Connection to Out-of- Home Firearm Storage.
● It's better to run towards the fire: The experience of reserve duty for reservists with PTSD prior to re-enlistment.
● Provider Differences in Costs, Utilization, and Quality of Primary Care for Traumatic Brain Injury in the Military.
In military culture, resilience is often framed as endurance — pushing through, carrying on, not slowing down. Strength is measured by how much stress an individual can shoulder without falling apart.
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The prevalence of asthma among "Military Health System pediatric dependents," according to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open -- Pediatric Asthma in a Universally Insured Military Population.
Military families are ready. Military children are resilient. These terms - “readiness” and “resilience” - are widely used as compliments, describing the strength, tenacity, and perseverance of military families to adapt and overcome the challenges of military life: family separations, frequent moves, and inherent dangers. And indeed, we celebrate the strength of these families. But how ready do families need to be? How resilient is enough?