141st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

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Veterans' health: Behavioral, mental, and neurological conditions

Monday, November 4, 2013: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Oral
Session Objectives: Identify prominent disabilities of recently returned veterans Describe relations among military experiences, symptoms, and disabilities
Moderator:
Maryam Navaie, DrPH

12:30pm
A PTSD & resiliency virtual reality simulation for military families to increase veterans' utilization of mental health services   
Glenn Albright, PhD
12:50pm
A path analysis of combat-acquired traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder and their relative associations with post-deployment binge drinking   
Rachel Sayko Adams, PhD, MPH, Mary Jo Larson, PhD, John D. Corrigan, PhD, Grant Ritter, PhD, Constance M. Horgan, ScD and Thomas V. Williams, PhD
1:10pm
Civilian health and mental health services for active duty and veteran military personnel   
Mario Cruz, MD and Howard Waitzkin, MD, PhD
     
1:30pm
Examining the association of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and alcohol misuse among US Army service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan using self-report and provider-assessments of TBI   
Rachel Sayko Adams, PhD, MPH, Mary Jo Larson, PhD, Beth A. Mohr, MS and Thomas V. Williams, PhD

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

Organized by: Medical Care
Endorsed by: Injury Control and Emergency Health Services, Mental Health

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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