Journal article
Care of the Returning Veteran
American family physician, Vol.82(1), pp.43-49
07/01/2010
PMID: 20590069
Abstract
Of the 23.8 million military veterans living in the United States, approximately 3 million have served in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. The injuries and illnesses that affect veterans returning from combat are predictable. Blast injuries are common and most often present as mild traumatic brain injury, which is synonymous with concussion. Family physicians caring for returning veterans will also encounter conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder at rates higher than those in the general population. The symptoms associated with posttraumatic stress disorder and mild traumatic brain injury often overlap and can present concurrently. Treatment of traumatic brain injury should be based on symptoms and guided by clinical practice guidelines from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense. Family physicians should understand the range of post-war health concerns and screen returning service members for posttraumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, suicidality, and clinical depression. Family physicians are well positioned to offer continuity of care for issues affecting returning service members and to coordinate the delivery of specialized care when needed. (Am Fam Physician. 2010;82(1):43-49. Copyright (C) 2010 American Academy of Family Physicians.)
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Care of the Returning Veteran
- Creators
- Jeffrey D. Quinlan - USN, Med Support Command, Jacksonville, FL USAMichael R. Gauron - Federal ReserveBruce R. Deschere - USN, Hosp Pensacola, Family Med Residency Program, Pensacola, FL USAMark B. Stephens - Supreme Council Of Health
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American family physician, Vol.82(1), pp.43-49
- Publisher
- Amer Acad Family Physicians
- PMID
- 20590069
- ISSN
- 0002-838X
- eISSN
- 1532-0650
- Number of pages
- 7
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/01/2010
- Academic Unit
- Family and Community Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984297348002771
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