3347.1 Mental Health and Healthcare for Returning Veterans

Monday, November 9, 2009: 2:30 PM
Oral
Moderator:
Rani A. Desai, MPH, PhD

2:30 PM
Prospective investigation of the interrelation of new and persistent mental health symptoms and coping behaviors in a large military cohort
Tyler C. Smith, MS, PhD, Timothy S. Wells, DVM, MPH, PhD, Cynthia A. LeardMann, MPH, Besa Smith, MPH, PhD, Isabel G. Jacobson, MPH and Margaret A.K. Ryan, MD, MPH
2:45 PM
Combatting stigma surrounding mental health treatment in the military culture
Jill Herzog
  
3:00 PM
Session Abstract -Assessing and Identifying Risk for Suicide Among Veterans of Military Service
Robert M. Bossarte, PhD and Kerry L. Knox, PhD
3:15 PM
Identifying Trends in Veteran and Non-Veteran Rates of Suicide: New York, 1996-2005
Robert M. Bossarte, PhD, Kerry L. Knox, PhD and Xin Tu, PhD
3:30 PM
A Comparison of Two Analytic Approaches for Identifying Risk for Suicide Among High Risk Veterans
H. Myra Kim, ScD and Marcia Valenstein, MD, MS
3:45 PM
Presence of Suicide Prevention Content in Military or Veteran-Related Blogs and Forums
John F. Crilly, PhD, MPH, MSW and Joann Lewis, MLS
  

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Mental Health
Endorsed by: Peace Caucus

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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