VETERAN AND MILITARY MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
Tracking # 20-1137458
Course overview
AS THE UNITED STATES ENDURES 2 DECADES OF ONGOING WARFARE, BOTH THE MEDIA AND INDIVIDUALS WITH PERSONAL MILITARY CONNECTIONS HAVE RAISED SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL CONCERNS ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH OF VETERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AFFECTING MILITARY PERSONNEL AND VETERANS, MAINLY FOCUSING ON SCREENING FOR MILITARY SERVICE AND IDENTIFYING RISK FACTORS UNIQUE TO THESE POPULATIONS. THE SUBJECT MATTER DELVES INTO VARIOUS PROMINENT DISORDERS, INCLUDING POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD), DEPRESSION, SUICIDALITY, AND SUBSTANCE USE, PROVIDING INSIGHTS INTO THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ENHANCING CARE FOR PATIENTS FACING THESE CHALLENGES.
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