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US military members who report poor sleep were less resilient in recent study | MedicalXpress | 27 May 2016 |
A new study found that military service members who reported insomnia symptoms or short sleep durations were less resilient than members who reported healthy sleep hygiene. Several physical and mental variables were evaluated as indices of resilience. These variables were, self-rated general health, lost workdays, deployment, completion of service term, and health care utilization. |
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Military Personnel Exposed to Repeated Blasts Have Increased Risks of Health Problems | navy.mil | 27 March 2023 |
Military personnel exposed to repeated blasts, including those experienced during combat deployments and heavy weapons training, may have elevated risks of migraines, PTSD, depression, hearing loss, chronic fatigue syndrome, and other conditions, according to a new study by researchers from the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC). These findings were recently published in Frontiers in Neurology. |
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Study shows one in five individuals from U.S. military sample have obesity | News Medical | 27 June 2016 |
Despite being held to stringent weight and body fat standards, newly published research shows that one in five individuals from a sample of U.S. military personnel from 2001 - 2008 have obesity. Further, shortly after separating from active duty, U.S. military veterans are as likely to have obesity as civilians. Data from the research also showed an association between military personnel who have obesity - including both active duty and veterans - and mental health conditions like depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The research led by Toni Rush, MPH, is published in the July issue of Obesity, the scientific journal of The Obesity Society. |
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DSM-4, DSM-5 checklists successfully assess PTSD among veteran, military populations | Healio | 27 April 2021 |
Both the PTSD Checklist-Civilian and PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 versions successfully assessed the disorder among veteran and military populations, according to results of a diagnostic study published in JAMA Network Open. |
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Experts look at how sexual assault impacts male service members | Stars and Stripes Okinawa | 26 October 2017 |
Sexual assault within the military continues to receive increasing attention. While sexual assault happens to both men and women in the military, little is known about the impact of sexual assault on men. |
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Study Team Sets Out to Identify Health Trends in Service Members | US Department of Defense Military Health System | 26 October 2009 |
The Department of Defense's ongoing Millennium Cohort Study of 150,000 members of the military and veterans has helped researchers learn important new information about many deployment health-related concerns, according to the leader of the study. |
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VA finds sexual assaults more common in war zones | USA Today | 26 December 2012 |
Scientists found that military women who had served between 2001 and 2004, and who had been in direct combat, were 2 1/2 times more likely to say they had been sexually assaulted during those years than female servicemembers who had never been to war. |
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After combat, do military moms get more depressed than women without kids? | Washington Post | 25 January 2013 |
"Women who deploy and report combat-associated exposures after childbirth are significantly more likely to screen positive for maternal depression than are women who did not deploy after childbirth," concluded the study, titled "Is Military Deployment a Risk Factor for Maternal Depression?" and appearing in the Journal of Women's Health. |
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Female Soldiers at No Greater Risk than Men for PTSD | MSN | 25 August 2015 |
A new study by the Department of Veterans Affairs found there is no difference in the chances of developing post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, between males and females who have similar experiences, combat included.As a result of carefully looking at veterans' medical histories and life experiences, researchers said the number of PTSD cases among veterans caused specifically by service in Iraq and Afghanistan may be lower than thought. Also reported at:
It's Relevant, US Department of Veteran's Affairs, Psychiatry Advisor, Bel Marra Health, UPI, News-Medical.net, Science 2.0 |
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PTSD may raise diabetes risk in service members | Reuters | 24 May, 2010 |
Military service members with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more likely to develop diabetes than their counterparts without PTSD symptoms, results of a new study hint. While previous research has suggested that depression increases the risk of diabetes, the new study of more than 44,000 active duty service members suggests another stronger association. Also reported at MDLinx.com
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