Screening for psychological illness in military personnel

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There are renewed calls to implement widespread screening of members of armed forces, due to the events in Iraq and Afghanistan, in order to identify those at risk of future psychiatric injury before deployment and to identify those with psychological problems on their return home. If the military could predict who will develop psychological illness due to combat stress, military personnel will benefit during conflict, and veterans will have fewer mental health problems following a war.

United States, National Security, Active Military Personnel, Psychological aspects, Health aspects, Diagnosis, Risk factors, Mental illness, Mental disorders, Military personnel

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Cognitive behavioral therapy and aerobic exercise for Gulf War veterans' illnesses: a randomized controlled trial

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Cognitive behavioral therapy and exercise may improve symptoms in some Persian Gulf War veterans, according to a study of 1,092 veterans. Those who participated in cognitive behavioral therapy and exercise programs had high scores on the Veterans Short Form 36-Item Health Survey after one year of treatment. There are few effective treatments for Gulf War syndrome.

Care and treatment, Evaluation, Diseases, Exercise therapy, Cognitive therapy, Persian Gulf War veterans, Persian Gulf syndrome

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