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Institute for Veterans and Military Families

2016

Primary care

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Research Brief: "Prevalence Of Intimate Partner Violence Among Women Veterans Who Utilize Veterans Health Administration Primary Care", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University Oct 2016

Research Brief: "Prevalence Of Intimate Partner Violence Among Women Veterans Who Utilize Veterans Health Administration Primary Care", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University

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This brief is about the rate at which female veterans utilizing VHA primary care experience intimate partner violence, as well as the risk factors for intimate partner violence. In policy and practice, health practitioners should check for signs of intimate partner violence among female veterans and should inform veterans of services and programs for individuals affected by it; family members should be supportive of female veterans who experience intimate partner violence. The VA could offer more mental health services and the DoD could offer employment programs to help female veterans. Suggestions for future research include studying how female veterans who …


Research Brief: "Prevalence, Comorbidity, And Prognosis Of Mental Health Among Us Veterans", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University May 2016

Research Brief: "Prevalence, Comorbidity, And Prognosis Of Mental Health Among Us Veterans", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University

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This brief summarizes a scholarly article of the same name. It reviews research which highlights mental health incidence among US Veterans and circumstances of comorbidity of multiple mental health illnesses.