173891 Our returning veterans: Status report and update on care for PTSD

Wednesday, October 29, 2008: 12:45 PM

Ronald William Manderscheid, PhD , Global Health Sector, SRA International, Mental Health and Substance Use Programs, Rockville, MD
  
The Department of Defense estimates that 40 percent of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan will experience PTSD and other mental health problems when they arrive home. This will represent approximately 600,000 veterans. The session will describe steps that DOD and VA are taking to address this problem, as well as other system designs and approaches that could be employed to extend the capacity of these two organizations. The importance of mutual support and informal care will be emphasized. Participants will be given an opportunity to comment upon this work and suggest improvements.

Learning Objectives:
1.To understand the epidemiology of PTSD in returning veterans. 2.To understand the current efforts of DOD and VA. 3.To understand next steps that need to be undertaken.

Keywords: Veterans, Mental Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Have worked extensively over the pasyt 2 years to design mental health services and systems for returning veterans.
Any relevant financial relationships? Yes

Name of Organization Clinical/Research Area Type of relationship
Constella Group System Design Employment (includes retainer)

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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