An examination of ascertainment bias in identification of twin pairs in the Vietnam Era Twin Registry has been conducted. A complete listing of all male-male Vietnam era veteran twin pairs born in Connecticut between 1939 and 1955 was obtained (N = 150). An attempt was made to match these pairs with a listing of Vietnam era veteran twin pairs derived from the United States Department of Defense...

Veterans are an independent culture, and the lack of contextual culturally normed therapeutic modalities interventions may explain disparities in mental health treatment for staggering suicide rate (Cameron, 2023a). Mental providers ethically responsible not implementing clinical without cultural adaption or norming (Perera et al., 2020). Cultural competence impacts development rapport outcomes...

background: the aim of the current study was twofold: to investigate the effect of veteran status on risk of developing heart disease over a period of 20 years in the united states and to test if socio‑economic characteristics, chronic conditions, health behaviors, body mass index (bmi) and depressive symptoms explain the association between veteran status and risk of heart disease. methods: da...

The Veteran Peoplehood Model can provide a unifying theoretical framework for the field of Veterans Studies. will also enrich and expand by providing model purposeful inquiry as well support primary goals Studies; namely, increasing understanding between civilians veterans improving veteran-centric healthcare, economic programs, academic legislation.

Research generally supports a 4-factor structure of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. However, few studies have established factor invariance by comparing multiple groups. This study examined PTSD symptom structure using the Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS) across three veteran samples: treatment-seeking Vietnam-era veterans, treatment-seeking post-Vietnam-era veterans, and Operation En...

Background: Social confidence is considered an important element in entrepreneurship. Objectives: Given the importance of employment and entrepreneurship of veterans, the present research aimed to determine the status of social confidence in veteran entrepreneurs of Zanjan Province. Methods: In this survey. the statistical sample included all veteran entrepreneurs of Zanjan Province with ...