Post-traumatic stress disorder in the Australian Defence Force: estimating prevalence from defence electronic health system records.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in serving members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in the year 2015-2016.

Methods: The electronic health records of serving members of the ADF were screened for the term PTSD over a 12-month period. A 10% sample of these records were examined alongside a randomised matched sample of records.

Australian military and veterans' mental health care: improving assessment of military personnel and veterans.

Objective: To describe key practical knowledge and skill components required for clinicians involved with the assessment of military personnel and veterans.

Conclusions: Assessment of military and veterans' mental health issues involves a tailored history-taking process that includes specific aspects of service, transition and reporting requirements. Recommendations for the detailed assessment of military personnel and veterans are provided.

Keeping military in mind: The Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists' Military and Veterans' Mental Health Network.

Objective: The objective of this study is to introduce The Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) Military and Veterans' Mental Health Network (The Network) and profile its inaugural members.

Methods: We implemented an online survey of demographic, professional and practice characteristics of network members; self-rated knowledge of military and veterans' mental health; reasons for joining The Network; and suggestions as to how The Network could best support members' needs. Quantitative survey responses were analysed descriptively.

Australian military and veteran's mental health care part 1: an introduction to cultural essentials for clinicians.

Objective: This article aims to define the cultural specificity of Australian military and veterans, and introduce some of the essential clinician knowledge, skills and attitudes required for effective cultural competence in the management of mental health (MH) conditions in this population.

Conclusion: Military culture has the defining characteristics of the military as an organisation with a formal structure, as a cultural group governed by norms and shared values, and as a social group that provides people with identities. Key requirements for cultural competence introduced here are basic knowledge of the military structure, norms and identity; clinical skills including basic assessment and awareness of the commonly occurring MH disorders; and an exploration of attitudes of both the clinician and the military or veteran patient.

Effectiveness of an Anger Intervention for Military Members with PTSD: A Clinical Case Series.

Objective: Problematic anger is a significant clinical issue in military personnel, and is further complicated by comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Despite increasing numbers of military personnel returning from deployment with anger and aggression difficulties, the treatment of problematic anger has received scant attention. There are currently no interventions that directly target problematic anger in the context of military-related PTSD.

The changing face of posttraumatic stress disorder in modern warfare.

Objectives: This study examined aspects of modern warfare and determined whether they have changed the clinical presentation of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Conclusions: The relationship between PTSD, mild traumatic brain injury, unmanned aerial vehicle operations and women in combat examined. It was concluded that there are significant changes in how contemporary combat veterans may present with PTSD.

Update on the management of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Post-traumatic stress disorder occurs in people exposed to life-threatening trauma. GPs may be seeing more patients with post-traumatic stress disorder as military personnel return from overseas deployments. The condition can present in various ways.