I. Introduction
II. Mental Health Disorders in Veterans
1. Screening for Military Service
III. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans
1. DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for PTSD
2. PTSD Screening in Primary Care
IV. Symptom-Driven Diagnostic Screening for Primary Care
1. Trauma-Driven Screening
2. Self-Report Screening Instruments
V. Depression in Veterans
1. Patient Health Questionnaire-2
2. Patient Health Questionnaire-9
3. Screening Recommendations for PHQ-2 and PHQ-9
VI. Grieving in the Veteran Population
2. Complications of Bereavement
VII. Risk of Veteran Suicide
VIII. Suicide Risk Prevention
IX. Case Study: PTSD in an Afghanistan Veteran
X. VA Study: Opioid Safety and Veteran’s Suicide
XI. Summary