HOMELESS VETERANS CAN BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY Homelessness is a major social issue facing our society today. Homelessness among United States veterans is of particular concern to me because I understand some of the pressures facing vets upon returning to civilian life. Given the Iraq and Afghanistan tours and number of soldiers returning from multiple tours in “hell”‚ it’s no wonder the number of homeless vets has more than doubled in the past two years. (Zoroya‚ 2012) Serious
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Arousal would be described as difficulty concentrating or being startled easily. Being hyper vigilant‚ feeling irritable or having an outburst of anger. There are many victims of this disorder but the focus in the past few years has seem be on war veterans and has been the cause of much study. Throughout the past century‚ awareness and acceptance of PTSD has risen in militaries around the world. The disorder has evolved from being at its earliest stage‚ the Swiss disease‚ then the railway spine‚
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and diminution the cost of health care services (The New York State Government‚ 2014). According to New York State Government (2014)‚ "Many people feel that providing healthcare coverage to the millions of people who are currently uninsured would cause the health system to be overloaded‚ resulting in long waits and overworked clinicians"(par. 10). An article written by Dennis Wagner-USA TODAY‚ demonstrates the struggles for Veterans healthcare reform. The article titled‚ "Acting VA Secretary:
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and negative ways. Bolman‚ L.‚ & Deal‚ T. (2003). An example of a complex organization within the United States is the Veterans Health Administration. They operate 152 VA Medical Centers and approximately 1400 community-based outpatient clinics and employs an estimated 280‚000 people. The VA reported 92 million outpatient visits and 902‚000 inpatient admissions during 2013. List of Veterans Affairs medical facilities. (n.d.). (2015). Organizations are surprising in that any predicted impact
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provided by applicants‚ recipients‚ and others may be subject to verification through computer matching programs with other agencies. RESPONDENT BURDEN: We need this information to determine if the veteran and other beneficiaries are eligible for counseling services that VR&E services proivde. Title 38‚ United States Code‚ allows us to ask for this information. We estimate that you will need an average of 30 minutes to review the instructions‚ find the information‚ and complete this form. VA cannot conduct
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5/24/15 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and our Veterans What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? According to the PTSD website‚ PTSD is a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of a life threatening events such as military combat‚ natural disasters‚ terrorist incidents‚ serious accidents‚ or physical or sexual assault in adult or childhood. Unfortunately‚ a lot of our military veterans are diagnosed with PTSD. Veterans who have experienced trauma or have witnessed
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growing problem. Veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who exhibit symptoms of PTSD have been the focus of intensive study. PTSD is characterized by soldiers undergoing great emotional upheaval and the feeling that their soul has been shattered. The effects of this disorder can be widespread: nightmares‚ headaches‚ flashbacks‚ withdrawing from people‚ profound sadness‚ anxiety‚ anger‚ guilt‚ fatigue‚ pessimism‚ sexual problems‚ and numbing. In the worst cases‚ veterans with these symptoms
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Disorder: A Review of Evidence-Based Research. Natural Medicine Journal‚ Vol. 2 pgs 10-11. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2013‚ May 29). Cognitive Processing Therapy. Retrieved from Veterans Affairs: http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/cognitive_processing_therapy.asp Department of Veterans Affairs Doll‚ C. (2013‚ May 29). EFT- An in Depth Look at the Emotional Freedom Technique. Retrieved from Family of a Veteran: http://www.familyofavet.com/EFT_emotional_freedom_technique.html Jakupcak‚ M Liner‚ J
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because of my experiences. Mental health and therapy really helps to understand everything I’ve been through." ( According to a RAND Corp. Research Institute study released on April 17‚ 2008‚ about 320‚000 of the 1.64 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in the U.S. had experienced a traumatic brain injury and about 300‚000 suffered from PTSD or depression.
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Treatment Options among Gulf War Veterans GRAD 716 Sullivan University Brent Casey January 21‚ 2011 The Impacts of PTSD and Alcoholism and Treatment Options among Gulf War Veterans Introduction The purpose of this paper is to investigate and analyze the lived experiences of Gulf War veterans who are in treatment or recovering from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and alcoholism. Approximately 697‚000 U.S. veterans served in the Persian Gulf
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