OEF/OIF/OND Veterans and the Integrative Health and Wellness (IHW) Program Rena “Liz” Courtney, B. A., Stephanie Brooks-Holliday, Ph.D, Amanda Hull, PhD,

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

For more information, please contact Katherine Salamon at Describing the Typical Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) User Katherine.

Advertisements

Office of Public Health & Environmental Hazards RETURNING VETERANS WITH HEALTH CONCERNS AND EMERGING PROBLEMS War Related Illness & Injury Study Center.

Impact of OEF/OIF Veterans’ Beliefs about Mental Illness and Mental Health Treatment on Treatment Seeking Dawne Vogt, PhD Research Psychologist and Acting.

Trauma Informed Care: Assessment Susan Sturges, MA, MPA Mental Health Coordinator Brooklyn Treatment Court.

Returning Veterans with Health Concerns and Emerging Problems: How can they get help? William M. Keyes, QMC (SW) U.S. Navy (Retired) Program Support Specialist/Outreach.

So is violence bad for me? Discuss the effects of short-term and long ‑ term exposure to violence.

 More than 2 million men and women have been deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq for Operations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF).  ~21% of men and.

Combatting Information Fatigue: Health Information Resources for Veterans Terri Ottosen Consumer Health Outreach Coordinator National Network of Libraries.

Introducing The War Related Illness and Injury Study Center US Department of Veterans Affairs VA Palo Alto Healthcare System Office of Public Health and.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Overview, Treatment, Resources Sonya Norman, Ph.D. Researcher, VA San Diego Healthcare System Consultation Program Director,

David W. Greaves, Ph.D. Chief of Psychology & Administrative Director Mental Health & Clinical Neurosciences Division Portland VA Medical Center.

Gender and the use of Veterans Health Administration homeless services programs among Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans Oni J. Blackstock, MD Yale RWJF Clinical.

Office of Public Health & Environmental Hazards The War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) Susan L. Santos, PhD, M.S. Assistant Director,

Integrating Service Needs for Homeless Children in a Medical Home Christine Achre, MA, LCPC.

® Introduction Mental Health Predictors of Pain and Function in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain Olivia D. Lara, K. Ashok Kumar MD FRCS Sandra Burge,

RETURNING COMBAT VETERANS RETURNING COMBAT VETERANS ASSESSING VETERANS’ NEED FOR RESOURCES, AND GAINING INSIGHT INTO THE TRANSITIONAL EXPERIENCE UPON RETURNING.

Who is Using Behavioral Health Services in Integrated Primary Care? Mary Schohn, PhD Dawn Edwards, PhD VHA Center for Integrated Healthcare.

The authors would like to acknowledge the families that participated from the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. This project was funded by the Research.

TERMINATION OF LONG-TERM MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT WITH FOSTER YOUTH Kimberlin Borca, Foster Care Research Group University of San Francisco April 29, 2012.

Working with Military Families in the community Harold Kudler, M. D. Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education.

Intimate Partner Abuse among Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam Veterans: Cohort Differences & Associations with Military Experiences Andra L. Teten, Ph.D.

Differences in Patterns of Impairment, Psychiatric Comorbidity and Headache Beliefs in Migraine and Chronic Tension-type Headache Kathleen M. Romanek M.S.,

Congress of Chiropractic State Associations ARMY OneSource.

Frequency and type of adverse events associated with treating women with trauma in community substance abuse treatment programs T. KIlleen 1, C. Brown.

Overview of Phase I Data: Approach and Findings Gary Bess Associates April 15, 2009.

Overview of veterans outpatient mental health needs By Todd LaBreck MSW/LICSW VA Brockton PTSD Team.

The Role of Early Life Adverse Events, Perceived Stress, Fear, Impulsivity and Aggression in a Serious Mental Illness Population Paul S. Nabity, M.A.,

Caring for Veterans with Post Deployment Health Concerns: Past, Present and Future War Related Illness & Injury Study Center (WRIISC) US Department of.

Why focusing on school absenteeism?

Combatting Information Fatigue: Health Information Resources for Veterans Terri Ottosen Consumer Health Outreach Coordinator National Network of Libraries.

Inpatient program Mild TBI / Post-deployment stress Evaluations Treatment Multi- and Inter-disciplinary Post-deployment Rehabilitation & Evaluation Program.

® From Bad to Worse: Comorbidities and Chronic Lower Back Pain Margaret Cecere JD, Richard Young MD, Sandra Burge PhD The University of Texas Health Science.

The Relationship between Acceptance, Catastrophising and Illness Representations in Chronic Pain An integrative model of pain Dr Nuno Ferreira University.

Department of Human Development (0416), Department of Psychology (0436) & Center for Gerontology (0426), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,

The authors would like to acknowledge the families at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. This project was funded by the Greater Milwaukee Fund. For.

Vulnerability to Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms Among Chronic Low Back Pain Patients Subjects. In 2008, student research assistants consented and enrolled.

For more information, please contact Katherine Salamon at Barriers to Participation: Perceptions of Prototypical Users of Complementary.

Treating Chronic Pain in Adolescents Amanda Bye, PsyD, Behavioral Medicine Specialist Collaborative Family Healthcare Association 15 th Annual Conference.

Does a History of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Increase Suicide Risk In Veterans with PTSD? Sean M. Barnes, Ph.D. 1, 2, Kristen H. Walter, Ph.D. 3, & Kathleen.

Health-e VOICE A Web-Based Clinical Risk Communication Distance Learning Tool.

Linking Returning Veterans in Rural Community Colleges to Mental Health Care Justin Hunt, MD, MS Assistant Professor, UAMS Department of Psychiatry South.

Office of Public Health & Environmental Hazards RETURNING VETERANS WITH HEALTH CONCERNS AND EMERGING PROBLEMS War Related Illness & Injury Study Center.

DATING VIOLENCE VICTIMIZATION AND ALCOHOL USE: CROSS-LAGGED EFFECTS Cynthia A. Stappenbeck, M.A., and Kim Fromme, Ph.D. The University of Texas at Austin.

Suicide Among Members of the United States Armed Forces.

Patients Seen, and Interventions Used by Behavioral Health Providers Working in Different Models of Integrated Healthcare in Primary Care Clinics Across.

Introduction Results and Conclusions Analyses of demographic and social variables revealed that women were more likely to have children, be living in a.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Body Image Distress in Victims of Physical and Sexual Assault Terri L. Weaver 1, Ph.D., Michael G. Griffin 2, Ph.D. and.

® Changes in Opioid Use Over One Year in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain Alejandra Garza, Gerald Kizerian, PhD, Sandra Burge, PhD The University of.

Evaluation of the Implementation of a Modular Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress, Depression, and Anxiety in U.S. Community Mental.

This article and any supplemental material should be cited as follows: Kukla M, Rattray NA, Salyers MP. Mixed methods study examining work reintegration.

Background Objectives Methods Study Design A program evaluation of WIHD AfterCare families utilizing data collected from self-report measures and demographic.

Background There continues to be a shortage of RNs. A possible short fall of up to 36% is predicted by 2020 (USDHHS, 2006). Hospital nurse staffing is.

Abstract The War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) at the Washington DC VA Medical Center currently offers Complementary and Integrative.

Veterans. More than half of the 2.6 million Americans dispatched to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan struggle with physical or mental health problems.

Does the Military Help or Harm a Soldier in their Civilian Life? By: Jacquelin Gonzalez.

Civic Engagement in Action : The Reintegration of Veterans Kevin Ross, Adela Anderson, Maribeth Horan, Cina Sorenson Veterans often find themselves in.

The Use of iRest/Yoga Nidra as an Intervention for Treatment of PTSD in Active Duty Service Members and Veterans SYTAR 2009 The views,

© Warriors at Ease 2011 Credentialing Yoga & Meditation Teachers for Military and Veteran Populations Robin Carnes, MBA, E-RYT 500 Karen Soltes, LCSW,

Health Care Utilization and Costs of Depressed Veterans with Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) APHA Annual Meeting 2007 Domin Chan, MHS, PhD.

Serving Those Who Serve

Analysis of a New Method for Studying Placebo Effects

Quality of Medical Care Received by Individuals with Mental Illnesses

Serving Those Who Have Served: Treatments to Help Veterans With Their Transitions: Physical and Mental Health Outcomes Associated With Acupuncture Utilization.

Physical Activity Reductions in Male Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury Karl F. Kozlowski 1,Greg Homish 1, Michelle Alt 2, Sarah Piwowarczyk 2, Kerry.

How many sessions are Enough

Dr. Muhammad Ajmal Zahid Chairman, Department of Psychiatry,

Kyle Mitchell | February 19, 2019

Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction in Addition to Usual Care Is Associated with Improvements in Pain, Fatigue, and Cognitive Failures Among Veterans with.

Texas A&M International University Student Center 124

Clinical Assessment Tools

Presentation transcript:

OEF/OIF/OND Veterans and the Integrative Health and Wellness (IHW) Program Rena “Liz” Courtney, B. A., Stephanie Brooks-Holliday, Ph.D, Amanda Hull, PhD, Christine Eickhoff, M.A., Patrick Sullivan, M.S., Matthew Reinhard, PsyD, War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC Results OEF/OIF/OND veterans reported more depressive symptoms compared to OEF/OIF/OND veterans (p=.02) OEF/OIF/OND veterans attended more individual acupuncture sessions compared to non- OEF/OIF/OND veterans (49028&, 23.57% respectively) Looking at veterans that attended at least one class, OEF/OIF/OND veterans attended significantly fewer group acupuncture and iRest Yoga Nidra classes than non-OEF/OIF/OND veterans There was no significant relationship between the number and severity of symptoms and how many classes the OEF/OIF/OND attended. Discussion On average, OEF/OIF/OND veterans reported more depressive symptoms than non-OEF/OIF/OND veterans. OEF/OIF/OND veterans were also more likely than those that did not serve during the OEF/OIF/OND era to go to individual acupuncture sessions, but less likely to go to one group acupuncture or iRest Yoga Nidra session than veterans from other war eras. This may be due to veterans preferring individual services to group services, though this remains unclear. The results from this study do suggest, however, that veterans that have recently returned from deployments to Iraq and Afghanestan are interested in acupuncture. Future research should focus on how CIM services, specifically acupuncture which OEF/OIF/OND veterans are more likely to attend, impact the symptoms of OEF/OIF/OND veterans versus non-OEF/OIF/OND veterans over time. Contact Information Rena “Liz Research Assistant WRIISC Washington DC VA Medical Center Program Participants 226 veterans referred to the IHW Program 69 participants were OEF/OIF/OND veterans Average age= Most veterans were male (66.67%) Most veterans were African American (43.48%) All participants identified pain or mental health related issues as their primary health concerns Procedure Veterans were referred to the IHW Program by their provider and attended an orientation session. If the veteran showed interest in research they were asked to sign an informed consent form and to fill out the following assessments: Beck Depression Inventory, Second Edition (BDI-II)) Defense and Veteran Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS) Pain Disability Questionnaire (PDQ) Insomnia Severity Scale (ISS) Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) Abstract The War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) at the Washington DC VA Medical Center currently offers Complementary and Integrative Services (CIM) to veterans from all war eras. The current study was conducted to explore the physical and mental health of OEF/OIF/OND veterans participating in the Integrative Health and Wellness (IHW) Program, as well as to show how often OEF/OIF/OND veterans were attending CIM classes. Results showed OEF/OIF/OND veterans reported significantly more depressive symptoms than other war eras. OEF/OIF/OND veterans attended significantly more individual acupuncture sessions, but less group acupuncture and iRest Yoga Nidra classes than other war era veterans. There was no significant relationship between physical and mental health symptoms and group attendance. Background The Department of Veteran Affairs has increasingly been focused on how CIM services and how they can improve the overall wellbeing of veterans from all war eras. Previous studies have shown that CIM services within the IHW Program have been mostly used by white veterans with more than 12 years of education, those that do not abuse tobacco and alcohol and experience a high level of stress. However, studies have not yet shown the differences between veterans on the basis of variable related to their military service within the IHW Program. Studies have also shown that Gulf War Veterans typically suffer from pain syndromes, chronic fatigue, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. CIM services have been shown to be effective in reducing symptoms of the above mentioned syndromes and disorders. Therefore, this study aimed to: Determine the characteristics of OEF/OIF/OND era veterans participating in the IHW Program versus veterans from other conflict eras Investigate their physical and mental health at the time they entered the program Determine which CIM services OEF/OIF/OND veterans attended compared to those from other war eras Consult IHW Orientation CIM Services