The prevalence in active duty military service members of 30-day DSM-IV psychiatric
disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorders and major depressive disorder, is greater …

How can we best provide services for military personnel who are suffering from mental
health and cognitive problems? The answer to that question is the focus of Chapter Seven …

The veterans disability compensation (VDC) program, which provides a monthly stipend to
disabled veterans, is the third largest American disability insurance program. Since the late …

The previous part of this monograph (see Part III) described the consequences associated
with deployment-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depression, and …

BACKGROUND: Since its establishment in 1948, the state of Israel has been deeply
committed to reintegrating veterans with disabilities into mainstream society. Prominently …

Nearly a decade of operational combat in Iraq and Afghanistan has focused attention on
meeting the needs of military service members, especially those injured in combat, following …

Pressure to reduce the federal deficit, planned reductions in strength, concerns about cost,
and perceptions expressed by military leaders, past commissions, and studies about the …

This manuscript assesses whether the Veterans Administration Rating System (VADR)
correlates with self-reported activities of daily living (ADL) used in the National Survey of …

Abstract The Departments of Defense and Veterans' Affairs (DoD and VA) pay about $35
billion in disability compensation to about 3.2 million veterans each year. Their disabilities …

The media is replete with stories about the impact on families when they drastically alter
their lives to provide care to a service member who is seriously wounded, ill, or injured (WII) …