In this study, we used a distinctive longitudinal and immersive research approach to explore the psychological impact of a high-altitude expedition to the Nepalese Himalaya on 10 (9 males) UK …
Veterans experience mental health conditions at a disproportionate rate compared to their civilian counterparts, and approximately 60% of older veterans who receive their care through the United States Department of …
Potential psychological issues faced by British nuclear test veterans have been under-researched. This study assessed the prevalence of clinically relevant anxiety in British nuclear test veterans and aimed to explore …
The physical demands on U.S. service members have increased significantly over the past several decades as the number of military operations requiring overseas deployment have expanded in frequency, duration, and …
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The obesity epidemic in the United States has been well documented and serves as the basis for a number of health interventions across the nation. However, those who have served …
Decades after deployment, Gulf War veterans of the war in 1990-91 referred to a Veterans Affairs (VA) tertiary evaluation center report a high burden of chronic symptoms, many of which …
This article uses a wide-ranging spectrum of innovative methodologies to investigate the many issues concerning the impact of Outdoor and Adventure Sport on health and wellbeing, adding to our understanding …
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This article explores attitudes towards smoking cessation in military personnel in Taiwan.
This study explores the role of a five-day adaptive sport and adventurous training (AS & AAT) programme in the recovery of UK wounded, injured and sick (WIS) in-Service personnel. Findings …
This study offers a unique contribution to the OA literature by providing follow-up data of change following a bespoke, theoretically oriented programme aiming to enhance the personal development of wounded, …
This paper explores community and social connectedness and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
This paper details an evaluation of the HeadFIT initiative, which was designed to help foster mental fitness in military personnel.
This study examined the hypothesis that differential telomere shortening, a measure of cellular aging may be associated with exposures that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which may differ …
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This feasibility study aimed to find out whether it was possible to identify veterans in electronic health records using key word searches. This study comes from a lack of quantitative …
This paper gives an overview of what we know about UK veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder.
This paper aims to provide insight into alcohol misuse in UK veterans and whether their presentations differ for the general public.
This paper focuses on the needs of female partners who support ex-Service personnel with mental health difficulties. An exploration is made of mental health need and barriers to help-seeking among …
This article examines the housing needs of veterans experiencing limb loss, and the impact of limb loss on housing needs and home adaptations.
This paper describes the prevalence of geriatric syndromes, polypharmacy, and readmission rates, in relation to veterans discharged from hospital into nursing facilities.
This review explores the access to secondary mental health care of ex-serving military personnel in the United States.
The aim of this paper is to provide insights into alcohol misuse within UK veterans to establish whether their usage differs from the general public. This research explores differences in …
This study surveys the mental health needs and barriers to help-seeking within a sample of partners of UK veterans who had been diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
