| Salem VAMC-U.S. Army Fort Bragg Warrior Transition Clinic Telepsychiatry Collaboration: 12-Month Operation Clinical Perspective. | |
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PMID: 22283361 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Abstract Objective: To describe the clinical experience in the first Veterans Affairs (VA)-U.S. Army Warrior Transition Clinic (WTC) telepsychiatry operation (September 2008-August 2009). Materials: Joint VA and U.S. Army records. Methods: Analysis of intake, follow-up, and last visit records. Results: One hundred twenty active-duty U.S. Army soldiers were seen (394 clinic visits). Ninety-eight soldiers had one or more combat tours, principally in Iraq and Afghanistan. Posttraumatic stress disorder was diagnosed in 50.0% of the cases by the WTC telepsychiatrists. The majority of the soldiers had medical comorbidities, especially chronic pain (75.0%), in addition to mental health problems. Several of the soldiers were recovering from trauma (20.8%) and/or surgery (23.3%), 11.7% exhibited traumatic brain injuries, and 17.5% had headaches. Disrupted relationships (74.2%) were notable for non-family members, especially military cohorts such as other persons in the same WTC squad or platoon. Conclusion: The observations in this report come from a cross-section of soldiers who were triaged to meet WTC admission criteria. As this is the prototype VA-U.S. Army telepsychiatry collaboration, there are no comparative data at this time. The nature of the medical and psychiatric problems treated in the military WTC represents an index of the more severe combat trauma treated on military bases from ongoing combat operations and may predict future VA-U.S. Army collaborative telepsychiatry clinic experiences. |
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Mark B Detweiler; Saira Arif; Joseph Candelario; Joanne Altman; Pamela F Murphy; Mary H Halling; Sachinder Vasudeva; Jonna G Detweiler |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-1-27 |
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Title: Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association Volume: - ISSN: 1556-3669 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-1-30 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100959949 Medline TA: Telemed J E Health Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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1 Salem VAMC , Salem, Virginia. |
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