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VA, DOD study a major breakthrough for understanding PTSD
Researchers from the Department of Veterans Affairs and Depart- ment of Defense recently released findings of a new study called Prospective Post-Traumatic Stress disorder Symptom Trajectories in Active Duty and Separated Military Personnel, which examines Post Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms in veterans, compared with active-duty populations.
This is the first known study comparing PTSD symptom trajec- tories of current service members with those of veterans, and is the product of a collaborative effort from VA and DOD researchers analyzing data from the Millennium Cohort Study, the largest pro- spective health study of military service members.
According to VA’s National Center for PTSD, the PTSD rate among Vietnam veterans was 30.9 percent for men and 26.9 percent for women. For Gulf War veterans, the PTSD rate was 12.1 percent. Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans had a PTSD rate of 13.8 percent.
“Knowing there are similarities in how PTSD affects service members and veterans makes it easier to pinpoint which treatments are the best to control the condition,” said Dr. Edward Boyko, an
epidemiologist and internist at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System in Washington state, and VA’s lead researcher on the Mil- lennium Cohort Study.
Officials involved with the project said they are hoping the col- laboration will improve the understanding of veterans’ health needs, relative to their experiences in service.
“The data that MCS researchers have been collecting since 2001 is incredibly valuable for both the DOD and VA,” said Dr. Den- nis Faix, director of the Millennium Cohort Study and preventive medicine physician. “Going forward, working with VA will allow both agencies to make sure we are getting the best information to develop a comprehensive understanding of the continuum of health in current and former service members.”
The results of the joint VA DOD study will appear in the Journal of Psychiatric Research’s June 2017 issue. It is the first of many joint future publications expected to result from the collaboration between VA and MCS.
You can learn more about the study at http://millenniumcohort. org/.
VA now providing online
daily burial schedules for
national cemeteries
The Department of Veterans Affairs recently announced a new online Daily Burial Schedule for all VA national cemeteries, which will allow families and loved ones to retrieve time and location information for those being interred, via its National Cemetery Administration [https://www.cem. va.gov/cem/about/index.asp] website.
“We pride ourselves on continuously improving customer satisfaction and meeting the wishes of veterans and their loved ones,” said interim Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs Ronald E. Walters. “We want manageable information for anyone wishing to pay their respects.”
The new feature is available to anyone with a smartphone, tablet or computer. Families may also opt out of using this service. Schedules of interments are posted online and updated hourly at: www.cem.va.gov/dailyburialschedule.The public can search by national cemetery or last name.
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DBS will give the scheduled committal service date and time, location of the cemetery and funeral home providing services. The location of the committal shelter will be provided at the cemetery. In addition, users may also navigate to the specific VA national cemetery website for directions and further information.
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