The Issue of Substance Abuse in the Military: Before‚ During and Returning From Deployment Nicole Thomas Psychology 101 March 18‚ 2013 The Issue of Substance Abuse in the Military: Before‚ During and Returning From Deployment Current numbers estimate about one-third of people meet the criteria for a substance abuse problem. As one would assume‚ the number for people in stressful situations is higher (Lande et al.‚ 2011). “Substance abuse includes alcohol‚ tobacco‚ illicit drugs‚ and misuse
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Should soldiers receive better mental health services after war? When soldiers return home from deployment‚ it seems as if they still have a war inside of themselves. Learning to cope with the traumatic memories of war is not easy at all. Veterans are at a very high risk for mental health problems. Involvement in a war can have many undesired consequences for the mental health and well being of military personnel. There are many reasons why it is our responsibility to make sure our veterans
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that supports this therapeutic approach. In a recent study done by Goodson‚ Lefkowitz‚ Helstrom and Gawrysiak (2013)‚ one hundred fifteen veterans that were diagnosed with PTSD and depression participated in prolonged exposure therapy in the Veteran Affair clinics in Philadelphia. Patient’s levels of depression‚ PTSD‚ and overall health were measured before and after treatment using the PTSD Checklist-Military Version‚ a 17 item self-report measure (Goodson et al.‚ 2013). In addition‚ baseline characteristics
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Though women have volunteered to serve in our Nation’s military since the American Revolutionary War and in each American war thereafter‚ female Veterans have consistently dealt with the minimization of their service and status when compared to men (Disabled American Veterans [DAV]‚ 2014). Unfortunately‚ some of those same barriers still exist today‚ as female Veterans are frequently under-recognized for their roles and participation in combat‚ even by females themselves. Females serve in the military
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According to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV)‚ nearly 200‚000 American Veterans are homeless on any given night (Rieckhoff). NCHV - the resource and technical assistance center - reported that the number of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) - (OEF) veterans are becoming homeless much more quickly than Vietnam veterans. As the war in Iraq and Afghanistan continues the number of homeless veterans increases. The next generation of American
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back in the days of the Vietnam War and World War 2 because back then there was no such thing as PTSD. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder can occur in anybody‚ women‚ children‚ men and it can occur at any age. According to the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs about 60% of men and 50% of women experience at least one traumatic event in their life‚ about 7-8% of the population will have PTSD in their life span‚ and about 10% of women have PTSD and 5% of men have PTSD at one point of their lives. PTSD occurs
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possible. PTSD can occur after a traumatic event‚ in which there are four types of symptoms: reliving the event or flashbacks‚ avoiding situations that may trigger memories‚ and feeling numb or detached from life (“United States Department of Veteran Affairs”‚ 2013). Many classifications of drugs are abused to help cope with the different symptoms of PTSD. Unfortunately‚ substance abuse has negative consequences and in return‚ increases the stressors experienced once home. Treatment and recovery options
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Homeless Veterans The societal problem that I’m studying is Homeless Veterans and how they affect our society. Homeless veterans affect many aspects of society: According to the SLO Homeless web site‚ the economic impact‚ operating and maintaining homeless support services programs such as homeless shelters‚ day centers‚ homeless medical services and so forth are costly ventures. Is never enough funds to cover every single homeless veteran‚ this in turn means that many homeless are forced to
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Veterans that enlist and uphold our nation’s liberty are usually not welcomed back with access to everything they need. Due to an abundance of veterans in poverty‚ put on hold for healthcare‚ or have severe illness’ such as PTSD. This issue should be addressed soon. The quality of treatment veterans are furnished with is not adequate because they are more susceptible to homelessness‚ experience delays in their own healthcare‚ and develop mental illness’ that don’t get vacated. Delays in healthcare
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begin to get even depressed as their lives change. Eric Hermes studies Psychiatry‚ which helped him with the knowledge of research to help veterans. In the article it shows‚ “There has been a continental increase in the use of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) services for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by Vietnam era veterans‚ even though the war ended 40 years ago” (Hermes 170). The war has ended decades ago‚ however‚ veterans can get PTSD at any time through or after the grieving process
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