Veterans Health and Medical Issues
Veteran's suffer life changing events while they serve in the Wars. Some of the events traumatize them and leave them emotionally, mentally, physically scarred . . .
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HEALTH / MEDICAL
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Recovery from these events may not be immediate or some none at all. Hopefully more programs will be put into place to expedite thorough and well thought out recovery options for our Troops. Veterans suffer from but not limited to:
Terroist Acts, PTSD, Homelessness, Stress, Family Dissolution, etc.,
All of which deserve special attention.
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"It has always been easier to define mental illnesses than to define mental health. In the United States the American Psychiatric Association has traditionally been the organization to define mental disorders (beginning as early as 1917 when it was known as The Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions of the Insane).
More recently many have recognized that mental health is more than the absence of mental illness. Even though many of us don't suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder, it is clear that some of us are mentally healthier than others. The study of the characteristics that make up mental health has been called "positive psychology." Here are some of the ideas that have been put forward as characteristics of mental health:
- * The ability to enjoy life
- * Resilience
- * Balance
- * Flexibility
- * Self-actualization, etc.,
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Department of Veterans Affairs is warning doctors to watch for long-term mental problems . . .
The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Myhealth.va.gov
The gateway to veteran health benefits and services.
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