A Call to Validate the Stress Continuum Model.

Introduction: Since the start of the Global War on Terrorism, exponential demands have been put on military personnel, their families, and the military health care system. In response to a Department of Defense Task Force on Mental Health, the U.S.

Promoting resilience and psychological wellbeing of military providers: The Navy Medicine Caregiver Occupational Stress Control (CgOSC) program.

Military Medicine providers (sometimes referred to as caregivers) not only endure the stress of supporting the medical readiness of operational commands, they take on the continuous demands involved in providing direct care to military beneficiaries. Research shows that occupational stress and burnout impacts the health and wellbeing of providers, increases job turnover, and reduces the quality of patient care. Thus, interventions have aimed to reduce burnout and enhance the wellbeing of military providers.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment Outcomes in Military Clinics.

Introduction: Despite a wide literature describing the impact of PTSD on military personnel, there is limited information concerning the results of PTSD treatment within military clinics mental health. Having such information is essential for making predictions about service members' chances of recovery, choosing best treatments, and for understanding if new interventions improve upon the standard of care.

Materials And Methods: We reviewed data from the Psychological Health Pathways (PHP) database.

Reducing Stress and Burnout in Military Healthcare Professionals Through Mind-Body Medicine: A Pilot Program.

Introduction: A 6-week mindfulness training course, the Mind-Body Medicine (MBM) pilot program for staff, was implemented at a large military treatment facility to examine the preliminary efficacy of the program in reducing stress and burnout in military healthcare professionals.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted of data collected from a single-arm prospective MBM pilot program. The program was designed to help staff members increase their awareness of burnout and its consequences and to learn how to utilize mindfulness-based self-care practices as a means for reducing stress and preventing burnout at work.

ORION: A novel solution for tracking service members exposed to trauma and providing targeted outreach.

In response to the USS Fitzgerald (FTZ) and USS John S. McCain (JSM) collisions in 2017, Navy Medicine developed the Organizational Incident Operational Nexus (ORION) to track Service members and conduct targeted outreach (Caring Contacts) to those at elevated risk for psychological injury after unit-level, non-combat trauma exposure. A 1-year pilot was conducted to test the feasibility of implementing ORION.

A mind-body program for pain and stress management in active duty service members and veterans.

The Mind-Body Medicine (MBM) program at the Naval Medical Center San Diego, created in collaboration with the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine and the Home Base Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, is a 7-week program designed to facilitate stress management habits into patient treatment plans. The aim of this study is to test the feasibility and acceptability of a mind-body program for service members and veterans. Participants (N = 239) were primarily active duty service members of the U.

Sexual Assault and Disabling PTSD in Active Duty Service Women.

Introduction: Sexual assault in the military is a major concern and may result in significant health problems, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Those developing disabling PTSD symptoms may require a disability evaluation. We examined disability evaluation trends for service women with PTSD to better understand characteristics associated with inability to continue Active Duty service.

The effectiveness of an attention bias modification program as an adjunctive treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Attention bias modification (ABM) may be an effective treatment for anxiety disorders (Beard, Sawyer, & Hofmann, 2012). As individuals with PTSD possess an attentional bias towards threat-relevant information ABM may prove effective in reducing PTSD symptoms. We examined the efficacy of ABM as an adjunct treatment for PTSD in a real-world setting.

Mind body medicine in the care of a U.S. Marine with chronic pain: a case report.

Many service members suffer from chronic pain that can be difficult to adequately treat. Frustration has led to more openness among service members to complementary and alternative medicine modalities. This report follows JK, a Marine with chronic pain related to an injury while on combat deployment through participation in a 6-week self-care-based Mind Body Medicine program and for 7 months after completion of the program.

Risk of PTSD in service members who were fired upon by the enemy is higher in those who also returned fire.

An unusual characteristic of the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is that, because of attacks by snipers and improvised explosive devices (IED), many U.S. service members may come under attack without having exchanged fire.

Effect of virtual reality PTSD treatment on mood and neurocognitive outcomes.

Virtual reality (VR) is an emerging tool to help treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Previously published studies have shown that VR graded exposure therapy (VR-GET) treatment can result in improvements in PTSD symptoms. Less is known about the impact on depression, general anxiety, and neuropsychological functioning in patients with PTSD.

Apparent comorbidity of bipolar disorder in a population with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder.

Combat is often associated with the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder. Battle may also lead to other emotional extremes. Sometimes this is enough to meet criteria for a diagnosis of bipolar disorder (BPD), but it is open to debate if this is clinically appropriate.