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| Military Deployment May Lead to Unhealthy Sleep Patterns | Health.com | 1 December 2010 |
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Deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan significantly affects the quality and quantity of sleep of many U.S. military personnel, new research indicates. |
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| Sleep Suffers in the Combat Zone | LiveScience.com | 1 December 2010 |
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Getting a good night's sleep is much more difficult for military personnel who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new study of sleep patterns in the military. The scientific research confirms what plenty of soldiers, Marines and other members of the U.S. military have already experienced firsthand. Also reported at MSN.com
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| Transition assistance a foundation for returning to civilian life | The American Legion | 09 March 2020 |
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A successful transition from the military to civilian life is important for servicemembers and their families, and the Department of Defense is constantly seeking improvement in the Transition Assistance Program (TAP). |
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| How are military teens coping? Landmark study will follow them over time to find out | Military Times | 08 March 2022 |
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The largest and longest-running health research in military history will soon embark on a study of military-connected adolescents. The Study of Adolescent Resilience, or SOAR, aims to capture the experiences of military-connected adolescents and their parents, to help inform the services provided by military family readiness programs. |
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| Robust Research | USA Today Special Edition Veterans Affairs | 07 November 2022 |
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In August 2021, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced a policy change affecting millions of veterans. |
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| Naval Health Research Center Study Indicates U.S. Troops Who Saw Combat More Likely to Experience Mental Health Issues | USNI News | 04 March 2022 |
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For the past 20 years – and longer before that – service members have returned from deployment talking about mental health concerns and illness they believed were linked to their time in the military, with many of their concerns backed by a variety of studies. Now, a study that has been following military personnel, both active-duty and veterans, for 20 years supports the theory that experiencing combat can lead to adverse physical and health effects. |
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| DOD Study to Gauge Resilience of Military-Connected Youth | defense.gov | 01 December 2022 |
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The Defense Department launched a survey to assess the health and well-being of military-connected youth and their families. SOAR is embedded within the larger DOD Millennium Cohort Study of active-duty, reserve and National Guard service members and veterans, which began in 2001. The approximately 40,000 service members and veterans enrolled in MCS who have adolescent children will receive a packet in the mail inviting them, their child and the other parent, if applicable, to fill out individual online surveys. |
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| Risk factors for lower extremity tendinopathies in military personnel | Healio | 01 August 2013 |
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Lower extremity tendinopathies and plantar fasciitis were common injuries among military personnel, with plantar fasciitis incidents significantly associated with deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan, according to recent study results |
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