Veterans Health: Mental Health Conditions Common to Veterans and Their Families
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Course Summary
Current and former members of the United States military may not always volunteer information about their military service. Veterans may not be willing to share their experiences, especially when such awareness causes them mental anguish. Military deployment may have a profound effect on men and women who have served in regions of conflict and war. Understanding mental illness in the veteran population and how to screen, diagnose, and treat mental illness is important for healthcare professionals committed to the health and welfare of veterans and their families.
Course Format
Homestudy
Course Syllabus
- Introduction
- Mental Health Disorders in Veterans
- Screening for Military Service
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for PTSD
- PTSD Screening in Primary Care
- Symptom-Driven Diagnostic Screening for Primary Care
- Trauma-Driven Screening
- Self-Report Screening Instruments
- Depression in Veterans
- Patient Health Questionnaire-2
- Patient Health Questionnaire 9
- Grieving in the Veteran Population
- Traumatic Grief
- Complications of Bereavement
- Risk of Veteran Suicide
- Suicidal Ideation
- Suicide Risk Factors
- Suicide Risk Prevention
- Case Study: PTSD in an Afghanistan Veteran
- VA Study: Opioid Safety and Veteran’s Suicide
- Summary