Returning Home from Iraq and Afghanistan: Preliminary Assessment of Readjustment Needs of Veterans, Service Members, and Their Families

By Institute Of Medicine U.S. . Committee On The Initial Assessment Of Readjustment Needs Of Military Personnel Veterans And Their Families

Nearly 1.9 million U.S. troops have been deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq since October 2001. Many service members and veterans face serious challenges in readjusting to normal life after returning...

Provision of mental health counseling services under TRICARE

By Institute Of Medicine U.S. . Committee On The Qualifications Of Professionals Providing Mental Health Counseling Services Under TRICARE

"In this book, the IOM makes recommendations for permitting independent practice for mental health counselors treating patients within TRICARE--the DOD's health care benefits program. This would ch...

Cardiovascular disability

By Institute Of Medicine U.S. . Committee On Social Security Cardiovascular Disability Criteria

HIV and disability

By Institute Of Medicine U.S. . Committee On Social Secruity HIV Disability Criteria

Veterans and Agent Orange

By Institute Of Medicine U.S. . Committee To Review The Health Effects In Vietnam Veterans Of Exposure To Herbicides

"Because of continuing uncertainty about the long-term health effects of the sprayed herbicides on Vietnam veterans, Congress passed the Agent Orange Act of 1991. The legislation directed the Secre...

Cognitive rehabilitation therapy for traumatic brain injury

By Rebecca Koehler, Ira Shoulson, Erin E. Wilhelm

"Traumatic brain injury (TBI) may affect 10 million people worldwide. It is considered the 'signature wound' of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. These injuries result from a bump or blow to t...

Gulf War and Health

By Institute Of Medicine, Board On The Health Of Select Populations, Committee On Gulf War And Health Treatment For Chronic Multisymptom Illness

Review of the Department of Labor's site exposure matrix database

By Institute Of Medicine U.S. . Committee On The Review Of The Department Of Labor S Site Exposure Matrix Database

National Trauma Care System

By Health And Medicine Division, Board On Health Sciences Policy, National Academies Of Sciences Engineering And Medicine Staff, Committee On Military Trauma Care S Learning Health System And Its Translation To The Civilian Sector

National Trauma Care System

By Health And Medicine Division, Board On The Health Of Select Populations, National Academies Of Sciences Engineering And Medicine, Board On Health Sciences Policy, Committee On Military Trauma Care S Learning Health System And Its Translation To The Civilian Sector