Government and Regulations

Study Finds Decline in Suicide Among Veterans; Sequestration and the NIH; Improving Cancer Care for African Americans; Grants Extend the Reach of Health Care for Veterans

The number of veterans who commit suicide has gone down slightly since 1999 and has remained comparatively constant; whereas in the U.S. population overall, the percentage of suicides between 2007 and 2010 went up by nearly 11%.


 

Recommended Reading

Of Hype and Hope: The Past and Future of Mental Health Care
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Taiji Self-Care: Exploring a Pilot Self-Care Program for Extended-Care Psychiatric Nursing Staff
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Utilization of Antipsychotics in Ambulatory Elderly With Dementia in an Outpatient Setting
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Mental Illness and Smoking; Hypervigilance and PTSD Risk
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Turning Depression Around
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Smoking Characteristics of Veterans With Bipolar Disorder
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ICD Shocks: Which Comes First, the Shock or the Anxiety?; Understanding Self-Harm; The Link Between C-Reactive Protein and Low Back Pain
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Improving Patient-Centered Care: Personal Models of Depression Among Older Male Veterans
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Disaster Preparedness for Veterans With Dementia and Their Caregivers
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Overtime to Reduce Backlog; Translating the Diabetes Prevention Into Native American Real Life; Movement on Mental Health; Hearing Loss: A Silent Epidemic; The Long View on Diabetes Drugs
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