| Buddy-to-Buddy, a citizen soldier peer support program to counteract stigma, PTSD, depression, and suicide. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20955330 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Citizen soldiers (National Guard and Reserves) represent approximately 40% of the two million armed forces deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq. Twenty-five to forty percent of them develop PTSD, clinical depression, sleep disturbances, or suicidal thoughts. Upon returning home, many encounter additional stresses and hurdles to obtaining care: specifically, many civilian communities lack military medical/psychiatric facilities; financial, job, home, and relationship stresses have evolved or have been exacerbated during deployment; uncertainty has increased related to future deployment; there is loss of contact with military peers; and there is reluctance to recognize and acknowledge mental health needs that interfere with treatment entry and adherence. Approximately half of those needing help are not receiving it. To address this constellation of issues, a private-public partnership was formed under the auspices of the Welcome Back Veterans Initiative. In Michigan, the Army National Guard teamed with the University of Michigan and Michigan State University to develop innovative peer-to-peer programs for soldiers (Buddy-to-Buddy) and augmented programs for military families. Goals are to improve treatment entry, adherence, clinical outcomes, and to reduce suicides. This manuscript describes training approaches, preliminary results, and explores future national dissemination. |
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Authors:
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John F Greden; Marcia Valenstein; Jane Spinner; Adrian Blow; Lisa A Gorman; Gregory W Dalack; Sheila Marcus; Michelle Kees |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Volume: 1208 ISSN: 1749-6632 ISO Abbreviation: Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-10-19 Completed Date: 2010-11-09 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7506858 Medline TA: Ann N Y Acad Sci Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 90-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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© 2010 Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease. |
Affiliation:
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University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry and Comprehensive Depression Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA. gredenj@umich.edu |
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| MeSH Terms | |
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Depression
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psychology,
therapy* Humans Michigan Military Personnel / psychology* Peer Group* Self-Help Groups* Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / psychology, therapy* Suicide / prevention & control*, psychology United States |
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