Editorial: Psychiatric Disorder in Veterans

Pasinetti, Giulio Maria; Trageser, Kyle J; Harary, Joyce M; Gleason, Theresa

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.666719

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“…Mental health issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, within the Veteran population represent a significant public health concern (Pasinetti et al, 2021). Evidence suggests that mental health issues can be exacerbated by psychosocial factors, such as financial difficulties and housing instability (Turchi et al, 2019).…”

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Establishing a Research Agenda for Suicide Prevention Among Veterans Experiencing Homelessness

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Suicide among Veterans experiencing or at risk for homelessness remains a significant public health concern. Conducting research to understand and meet the needs of this at-risk population remains challenging due to myriad factors (e.g., clinical complexity including multimorbidity, difficulty monitoring risk across systems). To address this challenge, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) convened the Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) Suicide Prevention in Veterans Experiencing Homelessness: Research and Practice Development meeting, bringing together subject-matter experts in the fields of homelessness and suicide prevention, both from within and outside of VA. During the meeting, attendees identified 10 potential research priorities at the intersection of suicide prevention and homelessness. After the meeting, Delphi methodology was used to achieve consensus on the relative importance of the identified research domains. Through this iterative Delphi process, agreement was reached regarding the need to increase understanding of barriers and facilitators to suicide risk assessment and emergency intervention for Veterans experiencing homelessness by examining the perspectives of both Veterans and healthcare providers. Elucidating the complex relationships between risk periods, subgroups, suicide means, and drivers of suicide among Veterans experiencing homelessness was also considered a top priority. This article documents the Delphi process and provides a research agenda for researchers, funding agencies, and policymakers to prioritize the most relevant and potentially impactful research domains aimed at preventing suicide among Veterans experiencing or at risk for homelessness.

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Features of functioning and quality of life of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and mild traumatic brain injury

Smashna

2024

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Background. The clinical triad of polytrauma of servicemen is determined by three comorbid diagnoses – consequences of traumatic brain injury TBI, chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder. Such multimorbidity affects the long-term results of treatment and rehabilitation of veterans. Purpose – to investigate the features of quality of life and functioning in patients with PTSD, mild TBI and comorbid pathology (PTSD+mTBI); to analyze the influence of the severity of symptoms and cognitive profile on indicators of functioning and assessment of quality of life (QL). Materials and Methods. 329 veterans with PTSD (n = 109), with mTBI (n = 112) and with comorbid PTSD + mTBI (n = 108) were examined. Assessment of disability according to WHO (WHODAS 2.0, version 12) was carried out. The severity of clinical symptoms was assessed by the Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ). Cognitive functioning was studied using a set of psychodiagnostic methods – the Rey–Osterritz test, Trail making test, Verbal fluency test, and the Stroop test. QLwas assessed using the Quality of Life Assessment Scale (by O. Chaban). Results. Veterans with PTSD with pronounced emotional and cognitive symptoms were more satisfied with the level of social activity, which is possible assume a partially compensatory mechanism of social interaction in emotional disorders. A more pronounced relationship between cognitive functioning and QL is observed in mTBI. In the PTSD + mTBI multimorbid pathology group, individuals with more pronounced «intrusion» symptoms and a greater sense of distress had a significantly lower level of life satisfaction in general. Conclusions. Multimorbidity in the form of a combination of PTSD and mTBI in veterans led to a worse assessment of the quality of life compared to patients with monopathology (only mTBI or only PTSD).

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Effects of Chemical Warfare Throughout Time on Mental Disorder Symptoms and Brain Executive Functions of Veterans Exposed to Chemical Weapons

Karimi,

Avakh,

Abdollahi

et al. 2023

Ann Mil Health Sci Res

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Background: During the Iran-Iraq war (1980 - 1988), Iran was subjected to chemical attacks for over five years. These attacks left many mental injuries, especially for the veterans exposed to chemical weapons. Objectives: This case-control study compared mental disorder symptoms and brain executive functions of veterans exposed to chemical weapons with healthy individuals. Methods: The present study was conducted on veterans exposed to chemical weapons during the war. The control group comprised healthy individuals matched to the cases based on age, gender, occupation, level of education, and place of residence. One hundred seventy participants were included in the study, with 85 individuals in each group. The Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) and Nejati questionnaire were used to collect data on the symptoms of mental disorders and brain executive functions. Multivariate analysis of variance was used for data analysis. Results: The findings revealed that the total effect of the subscales of mental disorders in all nine domains was significantly higher in veterans exposed to chemical weapons than in healthy individuals (P < 0.05). In addition, the actual impact of the subscales of the executive brain functions of veterans exposed to chemical weapons was significantly lower compared to healthy individuals (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Our findings showed that veterans exposed to chemical weapons exhibited higher mental disorder symptoms across all domains than the control group. Moreover, veterans demonstrated weaker cognitive functions in terms of executive brain functions compared to healthy individuals. The implications of these findings are significant for mental health specialists working with veterans exposed to chemical weapons.

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Editorial: Psychiatric Disorder in Veterans

Cited by 3 publications

References 5 publications

Establishing a Research Agenda for Suicide Prevention Among Veterans Experiencing Homelessness

Establishing a Research Agenda for Suicide Prevention Among Veterans Experiencing Homelessness

Features of functioning and quality of life of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and mild traumatic brain injury

Effects of Chemical Warfare Throughout Time on Mental Disorder Symptoms and Brain Executive Functions of Veterans Exposed to Chemical Weapons

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