New PubMed Articles 28 Jan 2010

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Intimate partner and general aggression perpetration among combat veterans presenting to a posttraumatic stress disorder clinic.

Taft CT, Weatherill RP, Woodward HE, Pinto LA, Watkins LE, Miller MW, Dekel R.

Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2009 Oct;79(4):461-8.PMID: 20099937 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

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Increasing the ranks of academic researchers in mental health: a multisite approach to postdoctoral fellowship training.

O'Hara R, Cassidy-Eagle EL, Beaudreau SA, Eyler LT, Gray HL, Giese-Davis J, Hubbard J, Yesavage JA.

Acad Med. 2010 Jan;85(1):41-7.PMID: 20042819 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Factors influencing decisions to admit patients to veterans affairs specialized rehabilitation units after lower-extremity amputation.

Bates BE, Kwong PL, Kurichi JE, Bidelspach DE, Reker DM, Maislin G, Xie D, Stineman M.

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Dec;90(12):2012-8.PMID: 19969162 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Species diversity and relative abundance of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) on three Army installations in the southern United States and susceptibility of a domestic sand fly to infection with Old World Leishmania major.

Claborn DM, Rowton ED, Lawyer PG, Brown GC, Keep LW.

Mil Med. 2009 Nov;174(11):1203-8.PMID: 19960830 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Veterans' distress related to participation in a study about detainee abuse.

Gariti KO, Sadeghi L, Joisa SD, Holmes WC.

Mil Med. 2009 Nov;174(11):1149-54.PMID: 19960821 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Educational preferences and outcomes from suicide prevention training in the Veterans Health Administration: one-year follow-up with healthcare employees in Upstate New York.

Matthieu MM, Chen Y, Schohn M, Lantinga LJ, Knox KL.

Mil Med. 2009 Nov;174(11):1123-31.PMID: 19960817 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Development of CRIS: measure of community reintegration of injured service members.

Resnik L, Plow M, Jette A.

J Rehabil Res Dev. 2009;46(4):469-80.PMID: 19882482 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

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Central nervous system and musculoskeletal medication profile of a veteran cohort with blast-related injuries.

French DD, Bair MJ, Bass E, Campbell RR, Siddharthan K.

J Rehabil Res Dev. 2009;46(4):463-8.PMID: 19882481 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

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Long-term complications of sulphur mustard poisoning in intoxicated Iranian veterans.

Namazi S, Niknahad H, Razmkhah H.

J Med Toxicol. 2009 Dec;5(4):191-5.PMID: 19876850 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Military-related PTSD and intimate relationships: from description to theory-driven research and intervention development.

Monson CM, Taft CT, Fredman SJ.

Clin Psychol Rev. 2009 Dec;29(8):707-14. Epub 2009 Sep 10. Review.PMID: 19781836 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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A new generation of women veterans: stressors faced by women deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Street AE, Vogt D, Dutra L.

Clin Psychol Rev. 2009 Dec;29(8):685-94. Epub 2009 Aug 24. Review.PMID: 19766368 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Mild traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder in returning veterans: perspectives from cognitive neuroscience.

Vasterling JJ, Verfaellie M, Sullivan KD.

Clin Psychol Rev. 2009 Dec;29(8):674-84. Epub 2009 Aug 21. Review.PMID: 19744760 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Posttraumatic stress disorder and quality of life: extension of findings to veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Schnurr PP, Lunney CA, Bovin MJ, Marx BP.

Clin Psychol Rev. 2009 Dec;29(8):727-35. Epub 2009 Aug 24. Review.PMID: 19744758 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Moral injury and moral repair in war veterans: a preliminary model and intervention strategy.

Litz BT, Stein N, Delaney E, Lebowitz L, Nash WP, Silva C, Maguen S.

Clin Psychol Rev. 2009 Dec;29(8):695-706. Epub 2009 Jul 29. Review.PMID: 19683376 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Posttraumatic stress disorder: the role of medial prefrontal cortex and amygdala.

Koenigs M, Grafman J.

Neuroscientist. 2009 Oct;15(5):540-8. Epub 2009 Apr 9. Review.PMID: 19359671 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

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Posttraumatic stress disorder and Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom: progress in a time of controversy.

Marx BP.

Clin Psychol Rev. 2009 Dec;29(8):671-3. Epub 2009 Mar 2. No abstract available. PMID: 19303183 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

VAOIG Review of Southern Nevada Healthcare System Las Vegas, Nevada

Combined Assessment Program Review of the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System Las Vegas, Nevada 01/28/10. The purpose of the review was to evaluate selected operations, focusing on patient care administration and quality management (QM). During the review, we provided fraud and integrity awareness training to 30 employees. The review covered seven operational activities. The system complied with selected standards in the following three activities: (1) contracted/agency registered nurses, (2) coordination of care, and (3) medication management. We identified the system’s Executive Dashboard as an organizational strength. We made recommendations for improvement in the following four activities: QM. Physician credentialing and privileging. Magnetic resonance imaging safety. Environment of care. VAOIG

VAOIG Review of James J. Peters VA Medical Center Bronx, New York

Combined Assessment Program Review of the James J. Peters VA Medical Center Bronx, New York 01/28/10. The purpose of the review was to evaluate selected operations, focusing on patient care administration and quality management (QM). During the review, we provided fraud and integrity awareness training to 302 employees. The review covered six operational activities. The medical center complied with selected standards in medication management. We identified re-admission rates of patients with congestive heart failure and medication wall carts as organizational strengths. We made recommendations for improvement in the following five activities: QM. Physician credentialing and privileging. Environment of care. Coordination of care. Magnetic resonance imaging safety. VAOIG

VAOIG Review of Eastern Kansas Health Care System Topeka, Kansas

Combined Assessment Program Review of the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System Topeka, Kansas 01/28/10. The purpose of the review was to evaluate selected operations, focusing on patient care administration and quality management (QM). During the review, we provided fraud and integrity awareness training to 187 employees. The review covered six operational activities. The system complied with selected standards for physician credentialing and privileging. We identified daily access reports and identification of fire extinguishers on the locked mental health unit as organizational strengths. We made recommendations for improvement in the following five activities: Environment of care. Medication management. Coordination of care. QM. Contracted/agency registered nurses. VAOIG

New PubMed Articles 26 Jan 2010

1.

Combat-related guilt mediates the relations between exposure to combat-related abusive violence and psychiatric diagnoses.

Marx BP, Foley KM, Feinstein BA, Wolf EJ, Kaloupek DG, Keane TM.

Depress Anxiety. 2010 Jan 22. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20099268 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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How Should we Implement Psychiatric Advance Directives? Views of Consumers, Caregivers, Mental Health Providers and Researchers.

Henderson C, Jackson C, Slade M, Young AS, Strauss JL.

Adm Policy Ment Health. 2010 Jan 23. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20099077 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Effect of Ondansetron, a 5-HT(3) Receptor Antagonist, on Fatigue in 2 Veterans With Hepatitis C.

Dimitrov DH.

Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 2009;11(6):366-7. No abstract available. PMID: 20098535 [PubMed - in process]

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Reduced hospitalization cost for upper gastrointestinal events that occur among elderly veterans who are gastroprotected.

Abraham NS, Hartman C, Hasche J.

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010 Jan 19. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20096378 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Race, Outpatient Mental Health Service Use, and Survival After an AIDS Diagnosis in the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Era.

Mkanta WN, Mejia MC, Duncan RP.

AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2010 Jan 24. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20095900 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Heart failure: the hidden problem of pain.

Goebel JR, Doering LV, Shugarman LR, Asch SM, Sherbourne CD, Lanto AB, Evangelista LS, Nyamathi AM, Maliski SL, Lorenz KA.

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2009 Nov;38(5):698-707. Epub 2009 Sep 3.PMID: 19733032 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Body mass index in male Caucasian veterans with or without posttraumatic stress disorder.

Kozaric-Kovacic D, Ilic MG, Romic Z, Vidovic A, Jendricko T, Pivac N.

Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2009 Nov 13;33(8):1447-50. Epub 2009 Aug 4.PMID: 19660511 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Dually diagnosed patients' responses to substance use disorder treatment.

Boden MT, Moos R.

J Subst Abuse Treat. 2009 Dec;37(4):335-45. Epub 2009 Jun 21.PMID: 19540699 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Extremity War Injuries Symposium 2010

Extremity War Injuries Symposium Seeks to Improve Patient Care for Wounded Warriors 01/26/2010.  Since the beginning of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, there have been nearly 36,000 battle- injured warriors, of which approximately 82 percent suffer extremity trauma. Many of these injuries are complicated by the effects of improvised explosive devices which cause injury patterns distinct from civilian trauma. Traditional wound-management guidelines simply fall short. In an effort to address the increasing number and severity of extremity war injuries among the nation’s warriors serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS), the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA), and the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) will bring together the nation’s top civilian and military orthopaedic trauma surgeons and researchers for a two-day symposium January 27 - 29 to discuss barriers of return of function and duty and develop treatment principles. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) via Newswise

Concern Over Two Pennsylvania Veterans' Homes

Health alarm raised about two state-operated veterans homes 01/26/2010. After Pennsylvania health inspectors visited the 514-bed Hollidaysburg Veterans Home in February, they were clearly alarmed. Inspectors saw patients screaming, biting and kicking as four attendants held them down for bathing or treatment. Often, the inspectors found, patients received improper doses of powerful psychotropic drugs to avert bedlam. And when a staff member reported concerns about physical abuse of a resident, inspectors determined no one investigated. Veterans Today

Veterans Benefits Eligibility Extended

Benefits Eligibility Extended 01/26/10. At least 4,300 veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan who left the military because of post-traumatic stress disorder are eligible to have their cases reviewed to see if they were improperly denied benefits, a nonprofit veterans group said. The group, National Veterans Legal Services Program, said the law required service members who had been separated from the military at least in part because of post-traumatic stress must receive disability ratings of at least 50 percent to receive benefits. At least 4,300 such veterans received ratings of less than 50 percent, according to a review by the Pentagon. In response to a lawsuit by the legal services program, a federal court last month ordered that those veterans be informed that they can ask to have their cases reviewed. Those with ratings of 30 percent or higher will become eligible for benefits, said Bart Stichman, co-executive director of the veterans group. Applications are at PTSD Lawsuit.com. Veterans Today

Heroic Self-sacrifice of Homeless Vet

Homeless veteran who saved 5 in fire laid to rest 01/24/10.  ARLINGTON, Va. – Ray Vivier had been an adventurer, a Marine veteran who explored the country from South Carolina to Alaska, the father of five children. The 61-year-old also was a man starting to get his life back together after living for years in a shanty beneath a Cleveland bridge. He had struggled with alcoholism, but by November he had a welding job, friends and a place to stay at a boarding house.      He rescued five people from that house when arsonists set it ablaze — but Vivier couldn't save himself. He and three others died, and two people have been charged in their deaths. Vivier's body, unclaimed and unidentified for weeks, seemed destined for an anonymous, modest burial. AP