Personal characteristics affecting veterans’ use of services for post traumatic stress disorder

Brooks E, Novins DK, Thomas D, Jiang L, Nagamoto HT, Dailey N, Bair B, Shore JH. Psychiatr Serv. 2012 Sep 1;63(9):862-7. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201100444. SOURCE:   Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, University of Colorado Denver, PO Box 6508, Mail Stop F800, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. elizabeth.brooks@ucdenver.edu OBJECTIVE:  Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is widespread among […]

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Long-term disabilities associated with combat casualties: measuring disability and reintegration in combat veterans

Resnik L, Reiber G. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2012;20 Suppl 1:S31-4. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-20-08-S31 Department of Health Services, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. Many physical and mental health problems associated with combat casualties affect the reintegration of service members into home and community life. Quantifying and measuring reintegration is important to answer […]

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Encouraging lifestyle behaviour change in mild cognitive impairment patients: development of appropriate educational material

Neville CE, McCourt HJ, McKinley MC, Lowis C, Barrett SL, McGuinness B, Todd S, Lawlor B, Gibb M, Coen RF, Passmore AP, Woodside JV. Aging Ment Health. 2013;17(3):276-86. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2013.768210. Epub 2013 Feb 12. Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Clinical Science B, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United […]

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Comorbidity among older American Indians: the native elder care study

Goins RT, Pilkerton CS.  Department of Community Medicine, Center on Aging, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 9127, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA. rgoins@hsc.wvu.edu.  J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2010 Dec;25(4):343-54. doi: 10.1007/s10823-010-9119-5. Comorbidity is a growing challenge and the older adult population is most at risk of developing comorbid conditions. Comorbidity […]

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Supporting students with disabilities–promoting understanding amongst mentors in practice

Tee S, Cowen M.  Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom. s.r.tee@soton.ac.uk  Nurse Educ Pract. 2012 Jan;12(1):6-10. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2011.03.020. Epub 2011 Apr 21. INTRODUCTION: Good practice demands a clinical practice culture positively disposed to students with disabilities. Equality legislation seeks to protect those with a disability from either direct or indirect discrimination. […]

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Minnesota: Public & Private Disability Resources

Aging Services of Minnesota 2550 University Avenue West, Suite 350S Saint Paul, MN 55114 (651) 645-4545 Toll-free (800) 462-5368 http://www.mhha.com/ The Arc of Minnesota 800 Transfer Road, Suite 7A St. Paul, MN 55114 (651) 523-0823 http://www.thearc.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?&pid=223&srcid=436&chid=264 Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers 38794 Sixth Avenue North Branch, MN 55056 (651) 674-5725 http://www.amemminnesota.org/ Autism Society of Minnesota […]

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Minnesota: Public & Private Disability Resources

Aging Services of Minnesota 2550 University Avenue West, Suite 350S Saint Paul, MN 55114 (651) 645-4545 Toll-free (800) 462-5368 http://www.mhha.com/ The Arc of Minnesota 800 Transfer Road, Suite 7A St. Paul, MN 55114 (651) 523-0823 http://www.thearc.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?&pid=223&srcid=436&chid=264 Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers 38794 Sixth Avenue North Branch, MN 55056 (651) 674-5725 http://www.amemminnesota.org/ Autism Society of Minnesota […]

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Kansas: Public & Private Disability Resources

Autism Society–The Heartland P.O. Box 860984 Shawnee, KS 66286-0984 (913) 706-0042 http://www.asaheartland.org/ Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City 6701 West 64th Street., Suite 120 Overland Park, KS 66202 (913) 754-8883 http://biaks.org/ Kansas’ Adjutant General’s Department, Division of Emergency Management 2800 SW Topeka Boulevard Topeka, KS 66611 (785) 274-1426 http://www.kansastag.gov/kdem_default.asp Kansas’ Adjutant General’s […]

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